"When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?ā€ 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.

ā€œNot even a little bit,ā€ Trump said, shockingly out of touch even for him.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    Ā·
    1 day 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.

  • spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.worksOP
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    33
    Ā·
    3 days ago

    Malignant narcissists don’t give a crap about anyone else anyway, but as long as Trump can change the subject from the fact he’s a child rapist and avoid releasing the Epstein files he’s happy as a clam.

  • disorderly@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    26
    Ā·
    3 days ago

    It’s amazing how he talks about his supporters compared to how he talks to them, but what really blows my mind is how they just keep taking it.

  • BigDiction@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    15
    Ā·
    3 days ago

    It’s true the US government cannot control gasoline prices in a global market, unless you take military actions that directly impact the global supply chain of petroleum.

    Amazing stuff