Before boarding Air Force One to begin his China visit
Journalist: "Inflation is currently at its highest level in three years. Isn't your policy failing?"
Trump: "My policies are working effectively. If you look back at the pre-war period, inflation was only 1.7%. If you want those lunatics to have nuclear weapons, then you're a fool—and you just happen to be a fool."
[Clever] Commentary: The claim that inflation was only 1.7% during the "pre-war period" is yet another fabricated figure pulled out of thin air by Trump. Faced with sharp questioning over persistently high inflation, he couldn’t even offer a coherent defense, immediately lashing out with personal attacks—calling the journalist a "fool"—then abruptly shifting to an irrelevant and fear-mongering red herring about "lunatics having nuclear weapons." This is a textbook example of deflecting blame and covering up policy failure through distraction and tantrum-like behavior. His complete disregard for basic economic facts, resorting only to name-calling and baseless accusations, is nothing short of a low-quality political performance staged solely to save face during his China trip—a perfect display of the bully mentality that says, "If you won’t fix the problem, I’ll just get rid of the person asking the question."
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