"When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” a reporter asked Trump before he left for China on Tuesday, alluding to the skyrocketing inflation caused by the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon.

“Not even a little bit,” Trump said, shockingly out of touch even for him.

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    4 days ago

    And if democrats hadn’t spent the last half of 2024 pretending that everything was fine while people couldn’t afford groceries, they might have some solid ground from which to criticize this.