“When you’re negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are Americans’ financial situations motivating you to make a deal?” a reporter asked Trump before he left for China on Tuesday, alluding to the skyrocketing inflation caused by the fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and Lebanon.

“Not even a little bit,” Trump said, shockingly out of touch even for him.

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    2 days ago

    Trump only cares about Trump. The only possible exception to that is his complete and abject servility to Putin.

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      Point I always make to people who do not believe this: it does not matter if he officially works for him or not…

      Result is the exact same. He’s just not getting paid for it by Putin. Soooo… bad deal… :-)