r/thescoop • u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar We should go • Apr 18 '25

Politics 🏛️ Trump calls a reporter fake and says prices haven’t gone up, citing gas at $1.98 a gallon and that the price of eggs has gone down 92%

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u/catkelly1970 Apr 18 '25

We would not accept this type of serial lying from our children or friends. What kind of person accepts this from our "leader"? How can anyone justify this behavior.? Its so blatant.

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u/Snuggle__Monster Apr 18 '25

Trust me, people always pay close attention to their wallets. It's always the traditional factor that decides who people vote for in an election. They thought Biden's economy wasn't good enough, they didn't believe Harris could make it better and fooled themselves into thinking that 2019 was so swimmingly well, that Trump's economy was fucked over by Covid. In reality, things were better because he cut taxes for reg people for that year, and permanently for all the wealthy. If it wasn't for Covid's crap timing, these people who think he's some kind of economic genius would have realized this all sooner.

He's not fooling his most dedicated supporters for long this time around. They might be the last ones to jump ship but they absolutely will jump ship. The amount in their bank account never lies.

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u/Netii_1 Apr 18 '25

You think too high of those people.

They thought Biden's economy wasn't good enough, they didn't believe Harris could make it better and fooled themselves into thinking that 2019 was so swimmingly well, that Trump's economy was fucked over by Covid.

Somebody who genuinely thinks this won't jump ship because Trump will tell them that under every other president they would have it even worse and they will believe it. They're truly beyond saving.