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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,403 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:22 PM Dec 12

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Trump Blames High Prices On The Price

WASHINGTON—In response to criticism over his failure to alleviate the affordability crisis facing many Americans, President Donald Trump vehemently blamed high prices Friday on the price. “Prices are prices—that’s how much it costs,” said Trump, calling out Democrats as well as “disloyal” Republicans for spreading rumors that his 2024 campaign rhetoric about lowering costs had anything to do with the price. “Democrats want to accuse me of all sorts of things, but I’ve got nothing to do with these so-called prices. If you want lower prices, you’ll have to find the man who puts the price stickers on with the price gun. That’s the price guy. But once the price is on there, that’s the price, and you can’t change that.” The president went on to express doubt that things even cost money to begin with.

https://theonion.com/trump-blames-high-prices-on-the-price/

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Trump Blames High Prices On The Price (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 12 OP

I REALLY had to check the link on this one! niyad Dec 12 #1

He really did say something very similar Captain Zero Dec 12 #2

So did I because it sounds like something he would say. LoisB Dec 12 #5

The onion mercuryblues Dec 12 #3

The Onion must have a really tough time... Trueblue Texan Dec 12 #4

niyad

(129,335 posts)

1. I REALLY had to check the link on this one!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:23 PM

Dec 12

Captain Zero

(8,715 posts)

2. He really did say something very similar

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:29 PM

Dec 12

That great chump brand of circular logic
He's a stupid motherfucker.

LoisB

(12,257 posts)

5. So did I because it sounds like something he would say.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:56 PM

Dec 12

mercuryblues

(16,152 posts)

3. The onion

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 05:31 PM

Dec 12

The trump whisperer.

Trueblue Texan

(4,165 posts)

4. The Onion must have a really tough time...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 06:52 PM

Dec 12

...coming up with something so outrageous about this regime that folks won't believe it. I absolutely thought this was real until I saw the link.

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