Prices were a key issue in 2024, but Trump makes clear they're not his top priority

[millah_22]

Trump's promises to bring down the cost of living were a big reason he was elected, but since taking office he has now twice said that's not his top priority.

"They all said inflation was the No. 1 issue," Trump said about the presidential campaign as he spoke to supporters at the Capitol following his inauguration address. "I said, 'I disagree. I think people coming into our country from prisons and from mental institutions is a bigger issue for the people that I know.' And I made it my No. 1. I talked about inflation, too, but you know how many times can you say that an apple has doubled in cost?"

(It's been fact checked many times that migrants were not coming into the country from prisons and mental institutions, but Trump continues to say it.)

Again on Monday, Trump reiterated that immigration is the bigger issue.

"I always felt the border was first," he said in a speech to congressional Republicans gathered at Trump National Doral Miami Golf Resort.

"I talked about that much more so than I did inflation," Trump said. "I mean, inflation was terrible. I think it was the worst in the history of our country, but you can only talk about it so long. The price of apples doubled. The price of bacon has quadrupled. Everything is a disaster. And you say it, and then what do you do?"

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5282353/trump-economy-prices-inflation

 

[Moral]

This is why we need to get rid of NPR.

 

[millah_22]

Many of Trump's early actions are probably not what the many people who crossed party affiliation to vote for him had in mind when they chose to put him back in office.

During the campaign, NPR heard from undecided voters — some who did not want to provide their full names, citing security concerns — about how grocery prices, the lack of affordable housing and high interest rates had them on the fence and potentially tipping toward Trump.

For example, Brady, a voter from Wisconsin, who voted for Obama twice, told NPR in September that he'd prefer not to "go through another four years of a Trump presidency," but "things have gotten more expensive. I have probably a middle-class income for my family, and it doesn't feel like it's getting any easier — even as my wife and I have advanced in our careers."

Another then-undecided voter, John from Miami, said he considered himself a "liberal union Democrat" also voted for Obama twice and volunteered on Bill Clinton's campaigns. But he said he was considering Trump, because he wants a candidate to "stop the inflation."

 

[millah_22]

Many of Trump's early actions are probably not what the many people who crossed party affiliation to vote for him had in mind when they chose to put him back in office.

During the campaign, NPR heard from undecided voters — some who did not want to provide their full names, citing security concerns — about how grocery prices, the lack of affordable housing and high interest rates had them on the fence and potentially tipping toward Trump.

For example, Brady, a voter from Wisconsin, who voted for Obama twice, told NPR in September that he'd prefer not to "go through another four years of a Trump presidency," but "things have gotten more expensive. I have probably a middle-class income for my family, and it doesn't feel like it's getting any easier — even as my wife and I have advanced in our careers."

Another then-undecided voter, John from Miami, said he considered himself a "liberal union Democrat" also voted for Obama twice and volunteered on Bill Clinton's campaigns. But he said he was considering Trump, because he wants a candidate to "stop the inflation."

Bet they feel silly.

 

[Moral]

Bet they feel silly.

Brady is a real dipshit.

 

[Tom Paris]

Trump's promises to bring down the cost of living were a big reason he was elected, but since taking office he has now twice said that's not his top priority.

"They all said inflation was the No. 1 issue," Trump said about the presidential campaign as he spoke to supporters at the Capitol following his inauguration address. "I said, 'I disagree. I think people coming into our country from prisons and from mental institutions is a bigger issue for the people that I know.' And I made it my No. 1. I talked about inflation, too, but you know how many times can you say that an apple has doubled in cost?"

(It's been fact checked many times that migrants were not coming into the country from prisons and mental institutions, but Trump continues to say it.)

Again on Monday, Trump reiterated that immigration is the bigger issue.

"I always felt the border was first," he said in a speech to congressional Republicans gathered at Trump National Doral Miami Golf Resort.

"I talked about that much more so than I did inflation," Trump said. "I mean, inflation was terrible. I think it was the worst in the history of our country, but you can only talk about it so long. The price of apples doubled. The price of bacon has quadrupled. Everything is a disaster. And you say it, and then what do you do?"

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/01/nx-s1-5282353/trump-economy-prices-inflation

I knew Miller-Meeks was gaslighting in her grocery store ad. Seriously, how do even middle of the IQ curve Americans not see through this crap? Nobody develop BS detectors anymore??