Trump says "I love the inflation" as consumer price index hits 3-year high

Fortune

President Donald Trump praised the inflation report in comments to reporters Wednesday, saying, “the numbers were great” and “I love it.”  When asked by a reporter in the Oval Office if he was concerned about the inflation report that came out today, the president replied in the negative.  “I’m not concerned about the latest inflation numbers that came out this morning. I love it. I love the inflation,” he said.

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00:00Are you concerned, Mr. President, about the latest inflation number, which came out this morning?

00:04Could that be a hit rate?

00:05No, I love it.

00:05The numbers were great.

00:07You know what I really love?

00:08I love the inflation.

00:09You know why?

00:10Because as soon as this war is over, you know, I can say it now.

00:14Something you didn't know.

00:15Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil?

00:19Nobody knows it.

00:20You know who doesn't know about it?

00:21Iran, until right now.

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