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Transcript: Interview with Donald Trump

The Economist talks to the President of the United States about economic policy

DONALD TRUMP, the President of the United States, along with Steve Mnuchin, the treasury secretary, and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, sat down for a conversation with editors from The Economist on May 4th, 2017. What follows is a lightly edited transcript.

The Economist: Could we start with the economy?
Donald Trump: Sure.

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