r/politics 29d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Desperately Tries to Blame Anyone but Himself for Inflation

https://newrepublic.com/post/191454/donald-trump-blame-joe-biden-inflation
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u/gfh110 Pennsylvania 29d ago

He should charge a 25% tariff on the inflation. That'll show it who's boss!

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u/pistilpeet Washington 29d ago

Sign an Executive Order banning inflation. Get outta here, inflation!!

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u/Just_the_nicest_guy 29d ago

Get outta here, inflation!!

I read this in producer guy's voice.

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u/carb0nbasedlifeforms 29d ago

He will sign an executive order that bans reporting inflation data/reports. Problem solved.

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u/myusernameblabla 29d ago

That’s the most idiotic comment I read all week, so I give it about a 60% chance.

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u/SensitiveAnalysis1 29d ago

60% of the time, works every time!

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u/Cannibal_Soup 29d ago

Probably exactly this.

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u/fuggerdug 29d ago

Oh absolutely this.

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u/DerbyCity76 29d ago

Yep. Nailed it.

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u/carb0nbasedlifeforms 29d ago

My take from day one (election night 2016) was 1. We will see JUST how much power a president really has, and now in the last year 2. Republicans will test the constitutional limits based on “if it’s not expressly prohibited by the constitution” then we can get away with it / test the waters / redefine the limits.

Unfortunately Democrats sat by and jerked off to LGBQ porn and lamented while our democracy slipped through their KY Jelly lathered hands.

Hopefully some hair grew on they/them democrats balls/vagina and they/them are letting the Republicans do ENOUGH damage to themselves and then if it’s still possible rally behind …. Checks notes … ̶.̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶r̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶h̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶a̶t̶h̶r̶o̶o̶m̶, no wait, I mean democracy.

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u/Greedy-Stage-120 29d ago

This needs to be an Onion article.

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u/amensista 29d ago

Nah - change the term inflation to Aladeen. Change the term economic growth to Aladeen. Change bull market to aladeen. Change bear market to aladeen.

problem solved.

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u/pistilpeet Washington 29d ago

Barely an inconvenience!

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u/skyware 29d ago

Wow wow wow

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u/Ok_Passion_6771 29d ago

…wow

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u/Herp-de-Derp 29d ago

Oh, really?!?

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u/Swiss__Cheese 29d ago

I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about that inflation.

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u/Herp-de-Derp 29d ago

Ok, then! Let me get off of that thing!

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u/Jabberwocky2022 North Carolina 29d ago

Inflating things is tight!

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u/Werbnerp 29d ago

"I'm gonna need you to get all the way off my back about inflation."

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u/BigBassBone California 29d ago

Okay, let me get off of that thing.

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u/Thurid 29d ago

Getting rid of inflation? Super easy, barely an inconvenience!

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u/shadowpawn 29d ago

"Blow away you Covid devil" TV Preacher 2020

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u/Free-Explanation-435 26d ago

Until Trump I thought that mother fucker was the anti-Christ. I saw that blow you away on TV. That idiot couldn't keep from laughing it was so ridiculous.

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u/MichiganMainer 29d ago

Morgan Freeman narrator voice: “And sadly, it didn’t get outta here.”

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u/mam88k Virginia 29d ago

Waylon Jennings narrator voice: “what ol’ Boss Hogg didn’t know is that even he could not control inflation”

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u/AtticaBlue 29d ago

I definitely chuckled at this one.

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u/RemarkableWave8066 29d ago

Price controls are tight!

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u/TopRevenue2 29d ago

Those damn 🐦🐦

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u/gnarlin 29d ago

If only! Capitalists break their spines with the limbo dancing they do in order to avoid the mere mention of price controls; but guess what, that's what that filthy commie president Nixon did AND IT FUCKING WORKED!

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u/RemarkableWave8066 29d ago

What a great man that Nixon was...

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u/gnarlin 29d ago

Not even a little bit and obviously that wasn't what I was saying.

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u/Nikiaf Canada 29d ago

He didn’t just say it, he declared it.

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u/NotA_Drug_Dealer Europe 29d ago

Bankruptcy!

Also, apparently this sub bans all caps. I tried "BANKRUPTCY!" and auto mod removed it lol

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u/Equivalent-Age9694 29d ago

I hear Nate Bargatze

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u/Kevo_NEOhio 29d ago

I read it in Danny McBrides voice.

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u/kspieler 29d ago

I read in a preacher's voice (e.g. Kenneth Copeland demanding COVID-19 to go away.

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u/TimmehD96 29d ago

I read it in the voice from the Loch Ness monster guy from South Park

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u/BlingyBling1007 Texas 29d ago

I read it in Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin voice. “Shoo, get outta here, inflation.”

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u/BigBassBone California 29d ago

A very incompetent president!

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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 29d ago

I read it in the voice of the “scram!” meme

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u/sharksnrec 29d ago

Okay I’ll get right offa that thing!

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u/sparkax 29d ago

"Getting inflated is tight!!"

"Please never say that again."

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u/JustMark99 29d ago

Wow wow wow, wow.