Of course he does. Inflation hurts working people and benefits the wealthy:

Forbes: Inflation is an insidious "hidden tax," as it directly impacts the purchasing power of families in the United States. However, the burden is unevenly distributed across the different income and wealth strata. In fact, the upper middle class and the top 1% of Americans have actually benefited from high inflationary periods, increasing their wealth, while lower-wage families have been negatively impacted, according to a working paper by economist Edward Nathan Wolff for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/04/08/how-inflation-benefits-the-wealthy-and-harms-the-working-class/

It is amazing that magats still worship this guy.

It’s illegal to talk about killing him in a serious way as the only way to even begin to stop the insanity.

And politics@Lemmy.world mods locked the post because they support Trump.

I thought he ran on lowering prices. Who would even say this?!

Give it until tomorrow before someone on his team has to either translate what Trump meant, or explain that Trump was "just kidding".

Of course they say that inflation under Biden was the apocalypse or Biden was either in his bunker and Jill was pulling the strings. Now, there is one post on a certain sub as if this was just another day, yet a dozen separate posts about Carmello.

This guy is a joke. He was never in it for you. Somehow 30% of Americans believe he is the savior. Ask Lindsay Graham.

Of course he does. Inflation hurts working people and benefits the wealthy:

Forbes: Inflation is an insidious "hidden tax," as it directly impacts the purchasing power of families in the United States. However, the burden is unevenly distributed across the different income and wealth strata. In fact, the upper middle class and the top 1% of Americans have actually benefited from high inflationary periods, increasing their wealth, while lower-wage families have been negatively impacted, according to a working paper by economist Edward Nathan Wolff for the National Bureau of Economic Research.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2024/04/08/how-inflation-benefits-the-wealthy-and-harms-the-working-class/ (Preview with paywall.)

It is amazing that magats still worship this guy.

His intended audience is Iran. He's terrified of being made to look weak or get a worse deal than Obama. And he's aware that time is on their side. Look at his comments about escalating the conflict: Iran is "taking too long to come to a deal". He's obsessed with getting a deal quick, but also not giving in.

He's in a loose/loose position and former presidents in this situation are responsible for the Vietnam war.

He's dumb as shit so probably doesn't understand the question fully.

Let's hear how the MAGAt morons twist this around... Probably gonna say oh he meant toward the Democrats but not us, his loyal mushroom-fluffers.

No shit he loves inflation. It got him elected didn't it? Now he doesn't have to pretend to care anymore because it does not affect his bribes or anything he actually cares about. Like the deficit, Gaza, military interventions, or war crimes, he has no need to care about anyone's opinion unless they have his ear and a big check for him.

Trump implied that inflation would drop when the U.S. war against Iran is over.

Inflation will end when the war that doesn't exist, but we already totally won, is over. Which is "soon".

Time to start printing stickers, with "I did that" and "I love the inflation" and putting them EVERYWHERE.

Sounds pretty much like what you'd expect to hear in the dementia wing of any nursing home.

"I meant to do that."

Why does he always use the definite articles where nobody else would? Is it a symptom of the dementia? Or is he just stupid?

And more "I did that!" stickers...

That the market bought his lie about an end to the war yesterday is fucking depressing and hilariously indicative of how cooked we are

When you have enough money to never work again, everything related to the economy is just entertainment.

This is actually the most unhinged thing he’s ever said as president. He knows it’s his last term and doesn’t care if the ship sinks. Amazing.

How will his supporters spin this?

Ask him to spell it. Either way, ask him to explain why it's a good thing for anyone other than those placing insider dealing bets.

Maybe he wanted to say information?