The New Republic

Um, What? Trump Says He Loves Inflation (opens in new tab)

President Donald Trump said he loves inflation.A new report released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the U.S.’s annual inflation rate had reached its highest levels in three years. Later, in the Oval Office, a reporter asked Trump whether the new inflation numbers concerned him. The president presented his own pathetic spin. “No, I love it. The numbers were great. You know what I really love? I love the inflation,” Trump said. Sorry, what?Reporter: Are you concerned, Mr...

Read the original article
Sign in to keep reading the full article.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Next / previous post
j/k
Open post
oorEnter
Preview post
v

Post Actions

Love post
a
Like post
l
Dislike post
d
Undo reaction
u
Save / unsave
s

Recommendations

Add interest / feed
Enter
Not interested
x

Go to

Home
gh
Interests
gi
Feeds
gf
Likes
gl
History
gy
Changelog
gc
Settings
gs
Discover
gb
Search
/

General

Show this help
?
Submit feedback
!
Close modal / unfocus
Esc

Press ? anytime to show this help