"Once in office, however, Trump didn't actually have any ideas for combating rising prices. He's hardly unusual in this-elected officials have few good tools for fighting inflation, though most of them at least act sympathetic. Joe Biden tried a different path, trying to convince voters that they weren't really experiencing high costs. (It didn't work out well for him.)"
A reporter asked whether worsening economic conditions created urgency for a peace deal with Iran. The president replied that it did not, saying he did not think about Americans’ financial situation or anyone else’s. The war has been conducted as though economic effects are irrelevant or unknown. Reports indicate he has considered withdrawing from battle and leaving the Strait of Hormuz closed, despite disruption to global trade. He has called affordability concerns a hoax and has benefited personally from corruption and growing wealth, reducing his exposure to inflation. As a populist, he previously leveraged scorn for elites, but once in office he offered few ideas to combat rising prices and instead told voters he does not care.
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