MSNBC Anchor Says It’s ‘About Time’ a Recession Happens, Calls It a ‘Normal Part of Economic Activity’

MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle in a file photograph. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

MSNBC anchor, Stephanie Ruhle, claimed that it was “about time” that America goes through a recession, saying during “MSNBC Live With Hallie Jackson” on Aug. 19: “A recession is okay.”

“A recession is a normal part of economic activity. We see them—upturns and downturn,” Ruhle said.