The Post Most: Trump’s tone shifts from prosperity to austerity ahead of tariff impacts

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Get unlimited access for $40 your first year. Expert reporting. Exceptional price. Switch on. → PUBLISHED BY READ ONLINE | SIGN UP The Post Most   From prosperity to austerity: Trump's tone shifts ahead of tariff impacts (Annabelle Gordon for The Post) Trump has long promised to unleash a "golden age." Now he is warning that Americans may have to cut back. By Naftali Bendavid Read more   Trump tariffs set off doubts — even in Rust Belt area he pledged to restore   Your brain is biased to negativity. Here's how to be more positive.   The 11 best looks from the 2025 Met Gala   Opinion  Megan McArdle AI is coming for jobs. Here's how to keep yourself employed.   Hegseth orders cuts to Pentagon's stable of generals and admirals   Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.   Dyes, soda, and chronic disease: How RFK Jr. is shaping his food agenda   5 highlights from Mike Pence's CNN interview on Trump's second term   Read The Washington Post's 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis  Matthew Cappucci Watch a stunning storm drop a tornado over New Mexico   Germany's Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback   Guest Column  Nikki Campo Our dog died suddenly. My kids turned their grief into a backyard dog party.   Column  Michael J. Coren How I got hooked on tinned fish as sustainable and delicious seafood   Why Brazil's soy farmers love Trump and his tariffs on China   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinion  Catherine Rampell Trump demands wartime sacrifices — just not for himself   Column  Carolyn Hax Aunt's vicious jab at funeral tarnishes a late mother's gift   QUIZ A facility that's been closed since 1963 is in today's On the Record   🧪 Science news   One man's snake bite obsession could yield a lifesaving breakthrough (Centivax/AP) Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal antivenom. By Laney Pope Read more   3D printing shakes up the space industry   Powered by potatoes: Endurance athletes are chasing speed with spuds   YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Fact Checker Count the pinocchios: A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics, from The Post's famous fact-checking team. Sign up ➝     You received this email because you signed up for The Post Most or because it is included in your subscription. Manage newsletters | Unsubscribe 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 DOWNLOAD OUR APP      ©2025 The Washington Post | Privacy Policy | Help & Contact