Today’s Agenda: Tax Cut Confusion

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) is introduced by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow during an Opportunity Zone conference with state, local, tribal and community leaders, in the Eise... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 17: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) is introduced by White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow during an Opportunity Zone conference with state, local, tribal and community leaders, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Kate Riga, Nicole Lafond and Caitlin Mac Neal

August 23, 2019 8:05 a.m.

Happy Friday, August 23. President Donald Trump and his aides are wildly out of step on the economic messaging coming from the White House. Here’s more on that and the other story we’re following.

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