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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 12, 2025, 03:58 PM Feb 12

Breaking: Trump Has Morning Meltdown Over Bad Numbers

Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network

I’ve been following this disastrous morning for Donald Trump and let me tell you—he’s unraveling. Inflation numbers are surging, and instead of taking responsibility, Trump is frantically blaming former President Biden. He’s screaming “Biden Inflation!” on social media, but let’s set the record straight: this is Trump inflation, and it’s happening because of him. Under Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, inflation was on the decline. But Trump’s tariff threats, erratic economic policies, and reckless decisions have driven prices up, up, up.

And it’s not just the economy—Trump’s favorability is tanking. He was clinging to that absurd CBS poll, pretending he had decent numbers, but the Morning Consult poll paints a different picture: a majority of Americans already view him as unfavorable. That’s disastrous for a newly elected president. Historically, approval ratings at the start of a presidency are in the high 60s or even 70s. Biden, Obama, Clinton, even Bush had numbers in that range despite immediate opposition. Trump? He’s starting out in the basement.

Meanwhile, Trump’s unhinged morning tantrum included interfering with the Federal Reserve—something no sane leader would do. He wants interest rates to be lower while pushing inflationary tariffs, which economists are warning will cripple the U.S. economy. His economic chaos is already triggering boycotts of American products and tourism, particularly in Canada, where it’s practically a scarlet letter to be seen supporting anything American under Trump’s leadership.

And let’s not ignore Trump’s never-ending fraud. This morning, he was raging about some made-up injustice over payments he doesn’t want to make, claiming there’s “massive fraud” against him. But here’s the truth: every single judge—Trump-appointed, Bush-appointed, Reagan-appointed, Obama-appointed, Biden-appointed—has ruled against him. It’s not a conspiracy. It’s accountability.

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/breaking-trump-has-morning-meltdown

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Breaking: Trump Has Morning Meltdown Over Bad Numbers (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 12 OP
There is no Trumponomics -- only Trumpflation. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 12 #1
trDUMP Economic Diarrhea,... magicarpet Feb 12 #2
There is so much economic uncertainty with Trump that it makes no sense to spend money to start a business. OrlandoDem2 Feb 12 #3
The sooner the better, so people can understand how insane he is. Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #4
Mump is Projecting MASSIVE FRAUD!! Cha Feb 12 #5

OrlandoDem2

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3. There is so much economic uncertainty with Trump that it makes no sense to spend money to start a business.
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 04:40 PM
Feb 12

There’s also no good reason to expand as a business person either.

This is quickly going south!

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