Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone predicted a rapid economic rebound under President Donald Trump’s leadership, telling Newsmax on Saturday the economy will be “cooking” within two years and “booming” by the end of the second Trump term.

Appearing Saturday on “The Count,” Stone responded to criticism of the tariffs by saying Trump’s approach is both strategic and necessary.

“Well, first of all, if you look at the tariffs that others put on us and those the president’s just placed on other countries, he has indeed been gentle,” Stone said. “Here’s one thing we know for certain: What we’re doing now, what we’re doing under [President Joe] Biden, what we did under [President Barack] Obama isn’t working … did not work.”

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