President Donald Trump’s launch of a nationwide “affordability tour” this week may look to some like an admission that Americans are struggling under the weight of the administration’s tariffs and rising utility and grocery costs—but Trump assured one reporter on Tuesday that he would acknowledge no such thing.

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    3 months ago

    When he says “america” he means himself. When he says “the economy” he means his bank accounts.

    I’m not being glib, I’m being literal. L’État, c’est moi. He has merged himself with the state.