President Donald Trump teased that tariffs could climb higher over time while responding to Maria Bartiromo's questions about business leaders' desire for predictability.

President Donald Trump downplayed a stock market selloff that began immediately after he announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. During an interview that aired Sunday on Fox News, host Maria Bartiromo asked Trump about his admission that there would be economic "disruption" because of his presidency.

President Trump said that Americans would be better off in the long run from his tariffs, which he said would prevent the country from being “ripped off.”

Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up” and would not predict whether the United States will have a recession.

President Trump refused to rule out the possibility that his economic policies, including aggressive tariffs, could lead to a recession. In an interview with Fox News, he acknowledged a “period of transition” but insisted that his policies would ultimately benefit the economy.

Trump’s acknowledgment of economic turbulence was a reversal from previous cheering of his policies, and it contrasted with reassurances from his own advisers Sunday.

President Donald Trump declined to predict whether the U.S. could face a recession amid stock market concerns about his tariff actions on Mexico, Canada and China over fentanyl. The Republican president,

Asked in an interview with Maria Bartiromo whether the U.S. could soon face a recession, Donald Trump said, "I hate to predict things like that."