Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 1 day ago
Trump told supporters inflation is “no longer a problem” while attacking Democrats’ affordability concerns and reviving controversial immigration comments. Voters in swing-region Monroe County said everyday costs remain high despite his claims.

Category

🗞
News
Transcript
00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:03President Trump told a crowd in Mount Pocono that inflation was no longer a problem
00:07and dismissed Democratic concerns about affordability as a hoax, according to NPR.
00:12The president revived inflammatory comments about immigrants from
00:16hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia,
00:19and asked why the U.S. doesn't receive more immigrants from Scandinavia,
00:23echoing remarks he previously denied making in 2018.
00:27Trump returned to Monroe County, a swing region that flipped to him last year
00:31after backing Joe Biden in 2020,
00:33helping him reclaim Pennsylvania and return to the White House.
00:37Monroe County voters expressed doubts about Trump's economic message.
00:40As many said, food, rent, electricity, and car costs continue climbing.
00:45Trump said his tariffs were helping key industries like steel
00:48and urged Americans to buy fewer imported goods,
00:51telling the crowd they didn't need excessive overseas purchases such as $37.
00:56For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
Be the first to comment
Add your comment

Recommended