# Vance: economy fix will take time, not months

> Vice President JD Vance tells CBS News the Trump administration's economic turnaround cannot happen quickly, despite the president's optimism about current conditions.
- Title: Vance: economy fix will take time, not months · CBS News
- Summary: Vice President JD Vance tells CBS News the Trump administration's economic turnaround cannot happen quickly, despite the president's optimism about current…
- Keywords: jd vance, donald trump, economy, inflation, michigan town hall, cbs news, news, Vance, fix, take, time, months
- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/vance-cbs-town-hall-take-time-economy-improve
- Author: Joe  Walsh
- Published: 2026-10-18T01:52:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jd vance, donald trump, economy, inflation, michigan town hall, cbs news, news
## Vance: recovery will take longer
Vice President JD Vance told CBS News during a Michigan town hall that economic improvement cannot happen quickly.

> it's gonna take more than 18 months to fix things and turn them around
## Americans frustrated with economy
Vance was responding to a woman whose small business is struggling. Polls show most Americans are dissatisfied with the economy and frustrated with inflation, and the majority of voters blame the Trump administration's policies.
## Trump sees progress, Vance sees process
President Trump gave his administration an A plus on the economy. Vance said the administration is seeing massive new investments but must build factories first before employing workers. We're turning the ship around, Vance said.

> we're turning the ship around
## Key takeaway

Vice President JD Vance said economic improvement will take longer than eighteen months, contrasting with President Trump's more positive assessment of current conditions.