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Trump promises to end 'inflation nightmare' in RNC speech. Here's his plan
Wholesale inflation jumps 6% in April on annual basis, biggest increase in four years
Trump says he's not thinking about Americans' finances 'even a little bit' in Iran talks
Lovie777
(23,741 posts)surfered
(14,289 posts)niyad
(134,035 posts)no consequences, other than not getting screwed.
Johonny
(26,613 posts)orangecrush
(31,151 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(182,061 posts)surfered
(14,289 posts)1) During the Covid pandemic, he opposed testing because it would show the number of cases was rising.
2) He promised Mexico would pay for the wall. When they didnt, Steve Bannon and his buddies began raising money from Trump supporters to fund it. They stole some of the money, were caught, and indicted. Trump pardoned them. Pardoned the crooks stealing from his own supporters!
Not sure that 30% will ever wise up.
Justice matters.
(10,079 posts)They even sent him their money for a phoney "phone" (not for snake oil this time...)
SpankMe
(3,762 posts)It's a cult.
Akakoji
(563 posts)Hopefully, they follow the same protocol.
some_of_us_are_sane
(3,572 posts)calimary
(90,797 posts)FakeNoose
(42,417 posts)It's not in the best interest of Faux Noise to remind their viewers of all the ridiculous promises Chump made.
58Sunliner
(6,411 posts)He is working hard to destroy us.
Aussie105
(8,180 posts)then forgets about them rapidly, isn't a politician.
He is a huckster, a flim-flam artist, a fairy tale trader, a dealer of unrealistic promises, a seller of disappointment, a purveyor of chaos, a vendor of disappointment, a barrow boy and salesman of his own pipe dreams, a pedlar, a hawker, a trader and dealer, a seller, a purveyor and vendor of disappointment, a . . . . heck, just call it a Trump!
But please, don't call him a politician!
Kid Berwyn
(25,093 posts)I see the wholesale consumer price index blah blah blah, but what counts -- the price of gas, food, rent I now pay -- that seems to have gone up many fucks of a lot more than 6 percent on a pro-annually rated basis or whatnot.
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