President Donald Trump played down the fears of his critics — from the potential harms of a recession to worries about rising prices due to his tariffs to the possibility that he would seek a constitutionally forbidden third term — in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach,

President Trump is minimizing concerns over further economic turmoil as he moves forward with trade negotiations and steps up pressure on Congress to pass a tax-and-spending bill. In the coming week,