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President Trump doubled down on comments he made earlier this week about the extent to which Americans' financial situations motivate him to make a deal to end the war in Iran. He said the only thing that matters when he talks about Iran is that they can't have a nuclear weapon. He also said he doesn't think about Americans' financial situation, and he doesn't think about anybody.
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Join HuffPost.doubled down on comments he made earlier this week about the extent to which Americans’ financial situations motivate him to make a deal to end the war in Iran. Not even a little bit, Trump said when asked by a reporter as he departed for his state visit to China earlier this week. The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon.
I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation, I don’t think about anybody. You can imagine how many people stopped the soundbite at ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation’ so what’s your response to that? It’s very simple, when people hear me say it, everybody agrees. Short-term pain, it’s gonna be short-term pain.
Well, I don’t think the president said that, I think that’s a misrepresentation of what the president said. I don’t know the context in which he made that comment, but I can tell you the president thinks about Americans’ financial situations. I talk to him, on average, twice a day, sometimes three or four times a day, and we talk about it constantly.
Pod Save America host Tommy Vietor called it ‘one of the dumbest, most politically damaging things he has ever said’ on Friday, joining a chorus of other critics on social media. And there goes Lucy swiping the football out from under all those ‘It was taken out of context’ folks. Never fails. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you’re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to ou
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