Trump Dodges Questions on High Prices

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Donald Trump did not offer any concrete policy proposals or timeline on his campaign promise to immediately halt inflation and bring down the price of "everything" during his latest Fox News interview.

Posted by reinheitsgebot at 12:31 PM | 77 COMMENTS | permalink

Klobuchar: "Corruption is up. You know what else is up? Egg prices. Because as much as Donald Trump promised to bring prices down and costs down for Americans, another day goes by where there is no work on bringing healthcare costs down, no work on bringing housing costs down ... "

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM

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Anyone who thought a billionaire was going to lower prices is a special kind of stupid.

#1 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-02-11 02:24 PM

There will never be a good time for Donald to address high prices.

He's too lazy, stupid, and immature to even try.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-11 05:41 PM

Inflation Jumps More Than Expected

www.cnbc.com

Doe 174 lied again.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 09:03 AM

The 300 lb orange kid diddler is blaming his predecessor for Trumpflation. What a lewzer.

politicalwire.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 11:22 AM

Dotard's "I did that" stickers need to be a common sight in grocery stores.

www.buzzfeed.com

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 12:47 PM

The 300 lb orange kid diddler is blaming his predecessor for Trumpflation. What a lewzer.

politicalwire.com

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 11:22 AM | Reply

High prices and inflation? You told us for the last four years they didn't exist.

#6 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-02-12 12:50 PM

"Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings

(Reuters) - The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts."

www.aol.com

And they can't even do the politics well; farmers and other Trump voters are cursing MAGA now.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-12 12:52 PM

Fishpud, the orange pedo promised prices would be lowered on day one. What happened?

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 12:52 PM

So, Trump says we can have cheap eggs once Biden gets his act together?

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-12 12:54 PM

US inflation increased by more than expected last month, as higher egg and energy prices helped to push up the cost of living for Americans.

Inflation rose to 3% in January, its highest rate for six months, and above the 2.9% expected by economists."

www.bbc.com

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-12 12:54 PM

High prices and inflation? You told us for the last four years they didn't exist.

#6 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

And guess what?

It's your turn now.

Too funny.

#11 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-12 12:55 PM

-High prices and inflation? You told us for the last four years they didn't exist.

Oh, there was acknowledgement of it from time to time but the culprit were greedy corporations....not poorly managed government policy.

#12 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 01:04 PM

High prices and inflation? You told us for the last four years they didn't exist.

#6 | POSTED BY FISHPAW

And you told us trump had to be re elected to fix it.

So which is it? Was it never a problem or did trump lie about fixing it?

#13 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 01:14 PM

"When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One."

--Donald John Musk Trump--

#14 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-02-12 01:33 PM

He's nothing but a fat coward.

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-12 01:56 PM

#12 | Posted by eberly

Funny, all I heard from MAGAT scum like you all during 2024 was that high prices and were Biden's fault.

#16 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-12 01:58 PM

I tend to limit the president's impact on inflation. Because....well....it's very limited.

Some -------- here believe the president sneaks into their house and ----- their wife and then changes the temp on the thermostat before taking the change on the night stand.

I don't think the president has quite that much impact on my personal life.

I know I know........you're all so smart and believe I'm going to learn the hard way..........thanks for the advice.

I adjust to the conditions.

Most of you can barely understand where you are right now. What environment you're in. What you're in for.

You want others to think you do because you're all here predicting doom and gloom for yourselves and everyone else.

But you don't believe it deep down. None of you. Your posts would look a whole lot different if you believed it.

The truth is that you're probably right and the horrible things coming are indeed coming.

but you don't really believe it.

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 02:05 PM

Every "I caint afford no aigs!" voter deserves all the pain they will get out of this lunatic administration. Unfortunately, the rest of us (who aren't billionaires) will have to suffer right along with those idiots.

#18 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 02:06 PM

Trump is just waiting until after he ends the Ukraine war in "24 hours" to bring prices down on "day one".

#19 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 02:07 PM

I don't think the president has quite that much impact on my personal life.

#17 | Posted by eberly

The motto of someone who doesn't want to be accountable for supporting the most destructive president in american history.

#20 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-12 02:29 PM

Oh gee....speaks is still saying I support Trump. That darn guy him.

He keeps pulling my chain and picking on me. whatever will I do.

that darn guy him......

#21 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 02:33 PM

Speaksoftly....a TRUE Trump enabler. All he has to do is speak.

New name for you...Speakfortrump.

#22 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 02:34 PM

I don't think the president has quite that much impact on my personal life.

#17 | Posted by eberly

That's the "size doesn't matter" defense of the 2024 Trump voter.

#23 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 02:56 PM

It's actually a defense for a non-voter.

I've been of that opinion for many many years.

It's got nothing to do with Trump. Or why I voted against him

#24 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 03:03 PM

#24

You are one of the classic Trump "critics" who subtly kisses his ample orange arse every chance you get. Your reputation precedes you.

#25 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 03:09 PM

-subtly kisses his ample orange arse every chance you get.

huh?

who are you, anyway?

What do you want? You have something to discuss?

If so, then get on with it but if it's going to be lies about what I support or who I support...then it's not going to go well.

And why do you care?

Are you legallysucksdick's cousin?

#26 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 03:12 PM

#26

#27 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-02-12 03:23 PM

#26 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 03:12 PM | Reply

I've been here since 2006 ding-dong. I don't change my handle every few weeks.

#28 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 03:29 PM

yeah, I still don't know jack ---- about you.

I already knew how long you'd been here when I asked who you were. It's pretty easy to see.

But I don't care.

Nobody talks to you here. You're never engaged in a discussion.

it's your life....but get something better to throw at me or move on.

#29 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 03:31 PM

who are you, anyway?

How dare you address Eberly without first having introduced yourself and presenting references!

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-12 03:34 PM

How dare you address Eberly without first having introduced yourself and presenting references!

#30 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-12 03:34 PM | Reply

Ha!
I also love how he shamed me by saying "Nobody talks to you here." Eberly hangs with the cool kids. He's probably on the DOGE squad.

#31 | Posted by anton at 2025-02-12 03:38 PM

#29 | Posted by eberly

#32 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-02-12 03:46 PM

You told us for the last four years they didn't exist.

#6 | Posted by fishpaw

Link?

#33 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-02-12 03:57 PM

the culprit were greedy corporations

#12 | Posted by eberly

That's all you really need to say.

#34 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-02-12 03:59 PM

Egg Prices Hit Record High

apnews.com

The bankruptcy-prone orange pedo is off to a rousing start.

#35 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-12 04:12 PM

Actually, uncovering corruption is up. Meanwhile the price of eggs, which is constantly whined about, is only up because they killed off all the chickens.

Gas prices are down and trending down. This will lower shipping costs on everything and lead to lower prices long term.

Also the main culprit for inflation is government overspending which is being looked at and cut right now. Let's just hope activist judges don't get in the way to stopping government fraud, waste, and abuse. If they don't start cutting government the inflation problem will never end.

#36 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-02-13 08:03 AM

Meanwhile the price of eggs, which is constantly whined about

#36 | POSTED BY THEBULL

You people constantly whined about it. You whined about it for years. Whiney Babies.

#37 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 09:33 AM

the price of eggs....is only up because they killed off all the chickens.

#36 | POSTED BY THEBULL

You mean it only took the election of Donald Trump to prove it wasn't Biden's fault egg prices were up?

When are you people going to apologize to Joe?

#38 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 09:35 AM

they killed off all the chickens.

36 | POSTED BY THEBULL

1) They're still kiling the chickens

2) It's the Avian Flu, dumbass

3) That same Avian Flu it's now Donald's responsibility to do something about as it jumps from birds to humans as we speak.

4) Which is lazy and ignorant ass is not interested in and not competent to do.

5) Look around at you MAGA friends the next time you get drunk on that beer you won't be able to afford next year. Trump's Avian Flu is going to kill some of them. Try to guess which ones. Make it a party game.

#39 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 09:39 AM

Gas prices are down and trending down

6 | POSTED BY THEBULL

Gee, BULL, Because you say so?

Not according to the news, and not around here.

#40 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 09:40 AM

#36 | POSTED BY THEBULL A

I could go on and on about your post.

And will if you provoke me.

Let me end with a personal observation:

I can tell when you people are getting nervous just from what you post.

You have reason to be.

The Hell you unleashed is coming for you first.

#41 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 09:42 AM

Zed,

As you continue to inch beyond the threshold of insanity you have become an absolute ghoul. For your own sake you really should see a therapist.

#42 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:04 AM

#42 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Dark humor can be adaptive.

I intend to survive MAGA.

I absolutely know that I will be help burying more than one of them.

#43 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 10:11 AM

#42 | POSTED BY BELL RINGER

It's a legitimate question.

How many people does BELLRINGER, or anyone, know that are likely to die because of Trump/MAGA?

Last time around, some of them posted here.

#44 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 10:15 AM

Communism, which you likely support,was responsible for the murder of over 100 million people during the 20th century. Yet, Zed will attribute a death of natural causes to MAGA. 100 year old Jimmy Carter would still be alive and living large were it not for MAGA.

#45 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-02-13 10:55 AM

How is it that the economy/unemployment/inflation was perfect until Jan 21st this year? December's inflation numbers just came in hotter than expected. Its retarded to think Trump can fix these problems retroactive to him even being in office.

Grow up or cry harder, your choice.

#46 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 10:56 AM

en.m.wikipedia.org

appendix provides an incomplete list of 20th-century death-tolls which editor Gilles Perrault attributes to the capitalist system. The list includes certain death-tolls covering the two World Wars, colonial wars, anti-communist campaigns, repressions and mass killings, ethnic conflicts, and victims of famines or malnutrition; bringing the incomplete total to 100 million deaths attributed to capitalism in the 20th century.[2]

#47 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-13 11:00 AM

"December's inflation numbers just came in hotter than expected."

"Hotter than expected" by whom? Certainly none of the economists I've read. And to those of us who lived through it, it's obvious the higher inflation numbers are directly related to threats of tariffs and food-chain deportations.

#48 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:03 AM

Hey Zed go suck start a shotgun.

#49 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-13 11:03 AM

"go suck start a shotgun."

He should watch your demonstration video first.

#50 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:07 AM

via GIPHY

#51 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-13 11:15 AM

-------------- should follow Budd Dwyer's example.

#52 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 11:25 AM

fortisfisher you are officially the dumbest person here. Lefthandturd is jealous.

#53 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-02-13 11:26 AM

Thank you, does that get me free oral from your mom?

#54 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-13 11:33 AM

or your daughter?

#55 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-13 11:36 AM

it's obvious the higher inflation numbers are directly related to threats of tariffs and food-chain deportations.

#48 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:03 AM | Reply | Flag:

LMAO, raetard... the higher than expected inflation numbers are from last year. You're mad at Trump for not fixing what was perfectly fine to you last year.

Are there any other tricks you would like to do for us?

#56 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 11:49 AM

" the higher than expected inflation numbers are from last year. "

Remind me what day the election occurred.

And for the record...is it your position the winning candidate owns NONE of the reaction?!?

#57 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:51 AM

"Are there any other tricks you would like to do for us?"

Nah, you've already rolled over and played dumb.

#58 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:51 AM

LMAO, raetard... the higher than expected inflation numbers are from last year. You're mad at Trump for not fixing what was perfectly fine to you last year.

Are there any other tricks you would like to do for us?

#56 | Posted by lfthndthrds

1. Trump said he could.
2. Inflation went up because places like Walmart jacked up prices because of new incoming tariffs. They LITERALLY said so themselves.

#59 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 12:08 PM

#58 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-13 11:51 AM | Reply

#59 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 12:08 PM | Reply | Flag

"The producer price index, which measures what producers get for their goods and services, increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.4% on the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 0.3%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.

Excluding food and energy, core PPI was up 0.3%, in line with the forecast.

The release comes the day after the BLS reported that the consumer price index rose 0.5% on the month, putting the annual inflation rate at 3% and well out of reach of the Fed's 2% long-run goal"

www.offthepress.com

If you wanted Trump to do Biden's job last year you should have just said so.

#60 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 12:14 PM

Communism, which you likely support,was responsible for the murder of over 100 million people during the 20th century.

#45 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Witchcraft, which you likely practice, was responsible for the souring of 100 million cows during the 17th Century.

#61 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 12:29 PM

I appear to have a sore spot.

Want to know why?

Because it's not just sore; it's infected and pustulant.

No eggs for you, and you, and you, and you.....

Ah, no bacon either.

#62 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 12:32 PM

@#60 ... If you wanted Trump to do Biden's job ...

I just wanted to see if Pres Trump would do what he promised to do on day one.

So far, he has not.

Well, except, maybe, become a dictator. ;)

#63 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 12:34 PM

I just wanted to see if Pres Trump would do what he promised to do on day one.

So far, he has not.

Well, except, maybe, become a dictator. ;)

#63 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 12:34 PM | Reply | Flag

So you're judging Trump on Biden's actual performance... You make no sense.

Go bust out a song and post the lyrics or something. It makes you look more intelligent.

#64 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 12:40 PM

I appear to have a sore spot.

#62 Posted By Zed

Talk to JPW he mentioned salve on the lips prior to work helps.

#65 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-02-13 12:44 PM

So you're judging Trump on Biden's actual performance... You make no sense.

Go bust out a song and post the lyrics or something. It makes you look more intelligent.

#64 | Posted by lfthndthrds

So trump's prices are bidens fault since biden came before him, but biden's inflation wasn't trumps fault, even though trump came before him.

#66 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-02-13 01:09 PM

@#64 ... So you're judging Trump on Biden's actual performance... You make no sense. ...

How is Pres Trump saying he would become a dictator on day one, and apparently doing so, judging Pres Trump on fmr Pres Biden's performance?

#67 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-13 01:09 PM

Obligatory.

#68 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-13 01:12 PM

0 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

#65 | POSTED BY FORTFISHER

#64 | Posted by lfthndthrds

The Trump Administration is already falling apart.

It never really stood much of a chance.

Donald will have to resort to force earlier than anticipated to save it.

#69 | Posted by Zed at 2025-02-13 01:20 PM

So you're judging Trump on Biden's actual performance... You make no sense.

Go bust out a song and post the lyrics or something. It makes you look more intelligent.

#64 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Trump: "I'm going to put tariffs on everything!"
Retailers: "We are raising prices due to expected tariffs."
LeftHandTurds: "Biden's Fault!"

#70 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 01:40 PM

#70 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 01:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

All of that happened during Biden's presidency before any tariffs were levied. Trump said he would use tariffs to even the trade playing field. If retailers raised their prices on goods because he said that LAST YEAR, they must've had a crystal ball telling them Trump would win.

Personally, I haven't experienced a significant price increase, above what we've experienced over the last few years anyway.

Pace yourself, grasshopper. It's going to be a long 4 years, and 2028 isn't looking very good based on the DNC marketing strategy.

#71 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 02:40 PM

#70 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 01:40 PM | Reply | Flag:

Personally, I haven't experienced a significant price increase, above what we've experienced over the last few years anyway.

Pace yourself, grasshopper. It's going to be a long 4 years, and 2028 isn't looking very good based on the DNC marketing strategy.

#71 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Walmart literally said this is in ANTICIPATION of tariffs. They also looked into surge pricing.

They were already moving logistic and supply lines to be ready.

Most large companies were.

You haven't experienced a huge price hike more than the last few years because Biden tamed the inflation brought on by supply chain disruption post COVID and Greedflation from corporate America. So that little bump in December was closer to what we had see during the worst times...except it was caused entirely by the government getting involved via the threat of tariffs.

#72 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-02-13 03:24 PM

Trump and musk said explicitly that there will be economic pain.

Not sure why so many idiots are rushing to defend something Trump and Musk stated their policy would do ...

#73 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 03:33 PM

We've had economic pain since 2022. You morons are the ones who e been pretending otherwise. Until Trump got re-elected, now you want to know why everything isn't fixed because nothing was broken. It's retarded.

#74 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-02-13 04:35 PM

was gonna read some of this but there isn't a real need to.

I know what you dopes are saying and would say

---if inflation went down we would still be in the ------- economic cycle...

----but it went up so the ------ had nothing to do with it..

WOW...that was easy...

#75 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-02-13 06:12 PM

#74 I can't believe you say the stuff you say with a straight face.

Nobody ever denied that there was economic pain, dumbf^%#. We denied the stupid bulls^%# reasons you idiots claimed were causing it.

#76 | Posted by jpw at 2025-02-13 07:12 PM

#74 I can't believe you say the stuff you say with a straight face.

I hear ya, SaltyDog.