Here's what to know about the economic indicators of a recession and how Trump's policies might affect Washington state's economic outlook. The National Bureau of Economic Research defines recession as a "significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and that lasts more than a few months.

Generating ominous headlines about an economic downturn may not seem like a natural path to winning public support for Trump’s “golden age of America.” And it’s left people from Washington to Wall Street wondering what’s really at play.