President Donald Trump’s launch of a nationwide “affordability tour” this week may look to some like an admission that Americans are struggling under the weight of the administration’s tariffs and rising utility and grocery costs—but Trump assured one reporter on Tuesday that he would acknowledge no such thing.

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    1 day ago

    Just remember that “the economy” really stands for “rich people’s yacht money” – by that metric it’s doing great.

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      6 hours ago

      Forbes: “The stock market is doing really well.”

      MAGAs: “YAY!”

      Me: “The stock market has nothing to do with YOU!”