Unhappy that his trade war appears to be running the strong economy he inherited into a ditch, President Donald Trump is selling Americans a fantasy version of his first 100 days in office in which everything is going just great.

“I think it’s the most consequential 100 days in the history of our country,” he said in a White House speech on Wednesday afternoon, repeating a theme from earlier in the day.

“We’ve just completed what many consider to be the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country,” Trump declared at his Cabinet meeting, just hours after the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy had actually shrunk in the first three months of the year, a strong sign of an impending recession. “Things are happening that are amazing.”

Trump’s agency heads and top aides ― whom he appointed and whom he can fire in an instant — chimed in to agree.

“Mr. President, your first 100 days has far exceeded that of any other presidency in this country. Ever. Ever,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “Never seen anything like it. Thank you.”

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