How on
earth can you call that an insignificant statement? One of the main determinants in the election was the cost of living. People complained about, among other things, grocery prices. We heard it post after post after post in this forum. And what we also heard was that somehow Trump was going to reduce prices. From Day 1. He literally campaigned on that. He was quoted as saying that. Here again is the example of one of the promises he made:
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“From the day I take the oath of office, we will rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again.”
Here's another
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,”
I knew that was bulldust. You must
surely have known. Even he knew it. But there were so many people that trusted what he said. He lied to them. As he always did. He knew Mexico wasn't going to pay for any wall. But he told you they would. He knows it's next to impossible to ship 11
million people over the border. But he told you he would. Then he said he'd drop prices. He didn't have a plan to say how that was going to be done, but hey, who needs the details. Now he's promised to implement tariffs which will actually raise them. So he lied again.
As regards tariffs, he knew they'd raise prices in any case. He was asked in a recent interview if he could guarantee that they wouldn't. His answer? 'I can't guarantee anything'. No, buddy. That's what you were doing all through the campaign. Guaranteeing lots of things.
Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices
And now, way before he's even sworn in, he's backing down on his promises. Gee, who knew that lowering prices would be so hard. He's setting you up to now expect failure. It won't be long before some in this forum will start to repeat the excuses he's giving you. 'Well gee, we know what he promised, but you guys don't seem to realise how difficult it is'. You've already started.
Here's another one you can start to make excuses for as well:
“I will cut your energy prices in half within 12 months.”
Really? Well, who knew how difficult it would be to reduce energy prices. I wonder how long before we get to read that. Maybe we can do an experiment. You can tell us what your energy bill is right now. And then we'll check each month for the next twelve.
