In President Donald Trump's idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the country thrived in the 1890s, when tariffs were high, but historians say there were other factors.

During his first Joint Address to Congress, Donald Trump made some fairly bombastic claims. One rambling remark asserted that his tax cuts increased domestic production, and created the “most successful economy in the history of our country.

In arguing for more tariffs on goods imported to the United States, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was its “richest” or “wealthiest” during the late 1800s and early 1900s because of tariffs.

President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices and isn’t ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

President Trump idealizes the Gilded Age, emphasizing high tariffs and low interest rates to stimulate the economy. He praises President McKinley's tariff policies, despite experts noting the era's inequality and corruption.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners, as well as the prospect of higher prices. The US leader is also not ruling out the possibility of a recession this year.

It was a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling industrial system, in which poverty was widespread while barons of phenomenal wealth held tremendous sway over politicians who often helped further grow their financial empires.