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Every post where Trump mentioned “Inflation”.

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Inflation at a glance

inflation as permanent political weapon attributed to enemies or self

Read top to bottom: each phase shows the position at that point in time, and each turning point explains the shift from the previous phase to the next one.

Posts analyzed557
Phases7
Turning points9
Coverage2011–2026

Trump's engagement with inflation across 2011–2026 follows a structurally consistent but tonally inverted arc. From 2011 to 2013 he is a hawk warning of imminent catastrophic inflation from Fed recklessness — inflation that never arrived. From 2018 to 2020, as president, he celebrates the absence of inflation as proof of his own economic genius and uses it as a weapon against the Fed, demanding rate cuts. The 2022–2024 period is the political peak: Biden-era inflation becomes the central economic attack, rebranded as the 'Biden Inflation Tax', the defining issue of the 2024 campaign, and proof of Democratic policy failure. After re-taking office in 2025, Trump immediately claims victory over inflation — attributing the decline to tariffs rather than monetary policy — while simultaneously attacking Fed Chair Powell ('Too Late Jerome') for refusing to cut rates. By 2026 'virtually no inflation' is a mantra of self-congratulation, deployed alongside tariff vindication and 401(k) comparisons. Throughout, Trump's framing of inflation is always someone else's fault when it exists and always his personal achievement when it falls.

Phase 012011-2013
inflation hawk warning of imminent fed catastrophe

The Federal Reserve's quantitative easing and low interest rate policies are characterized as reckless and inevitably inflationary. Trump warns of 'record inflation' in multiple posts, links Fed policy to dollar devaluation, and connects inflation to Obama's economic mismanagement. The frame is one of a knowledgeable outsider who sees what the establishment refuses to acknowledge.

13 posts across three years with a remarkably consistent message: the Fed is 'recklessly flooding the market with dollars', the dollar is being destroyed, and record inflation is coming. The predicted inflation never materialized at the levels warned. Obama's spending and ObamaCare are cited as accelerators. Gold prices rising are interpreted as an inflation signal. In 2012 Trump specifically connects QE3 to food and fuel price inflation hitting low-income families. The frame is monetarist-populist: the Fed is creating a hidden tax on working Americans. Notably, these warnings prove empirically inaccurate — the 2010s were a period of historically low inflation — but the rhetorical template (Fed recklessness → coming inflation catastrophe) is established here and recycled later.

Turning point
Sep 29, 2011

The first post establishes Trump as a Fed hawk warning of imminent record inflation from quantitative easing. This sets the rhetorical template — Fed recklessness causes inflation — that will be recycled throughout the dataset in different political directions.

Phase 022018-2020
no inflation as presidential achievement vs fed incompetence
Before2011-2013

13 posts across three years with a remarkably consistent message: the Fed is 'recklessly flooding the market with dollars', the dollar is being destroyed, and record inflation is coming. The predicted inflation never materialized at the levels warned. Obama's spending and ObamaCare are cited as accelerators. Gold prices rising are interpreted as an inflation signal. In 2012 Trump specifically connects QE3 to food and fuel price inflation hitting low-income families. The frame is monetarist-populist: the Fed is creating a hidden tax on working Americans. Notably, these warnings prove empirically inaccurate — the 2010s were a period of historically low inflation — but the rhetorical template (Fed recklessness → coming inflation catastrophe) is established here and recycled later.

After2018-2020

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

The absence of inflation becomes evidence of Trump's superior economic management. Simultaneously, the Fed is attacked for raising rates unnecessarily given that 'there is very little inflation' — a remarkable inversion of the 2011–2013 frame where inflation was imminent. Tariffs are shown to not cause inflation. The economy is booming precisely because inflation is low.

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

Turning point
Aug 16, 2018

As president, Trump inverts the 2011–2013 frame entirely: low inflation is now proof of his superior economic management, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates. The same Fed policies (low rates) he once warned would cause catastrophic inflation are now portrayed as insufficient. The rhetorical flip is complete and never acknowledged.

Before2011-2013

13 posts across three years with a remarkably consistent message: the Fed is 'recklessly flooding the market with dollars', the dollar is being destroyed, and record inflation is coming. The predicted inflation never materialized at the levels warned. Obama's spending and ObamaCare are cited as accelerators. Gold prices rising are interpreted as an inflation signal. In 2012 Trump specifically connects QE3 to food and fuel price inflation hitting low-income families. The frame is monetarist-populist: the Fed is creating a hidden tax on working Americans. Notably, these warnings prove empirically inaccurate — the 2010s were a period of historically low inflation — but the rhetorical template (Fed recklessness → coming inflation catastrophe) is established here and recycled later.

After2018-2020

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

Turning point
Jul 5, 2019

The Fed attacks intensify through summer 2019 into a sustained campaign. 'No inflation!' appears in post after post as both a factual claim and a rhetorical weapon against Powell's monetary tightening. Trump publicly and repeatedly demands cuts that the Fed refuses to make.

Before2011-2013

13 posts across three years with a remarkably consistent message: the Fed is 'recklessly flooding the market with dollars', the dollar is being destroyed, and record inflation is coming. The predicted inflation never materialized at the levels warned. Obama's spending and ObamaCare are cited as accelerators. Gold prices rising are interpreted as an inflation signal. In 2012 Trump specifically connects QE3 to food and fuel price inflation hitting low-income families. The frame is monetarist-populist: the Fed is creating a hidden tax on working Americans. Notably, these warnings prove empirically inaccurate — the 2010s were a period of historically low inflation — but the rhetorical template (Fed recklessness → coming inflation catastrophe) is established here and recycled later.

After2018-2020

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

Phase 032022
biden inflation as catastrophic policy failure
Before2018-2020

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

After2022

53 posts. The July 2022 post is maximally grim: 'Major War raging in Europe, Highest Inflation in memory, worst 6 month Stock Market in History, highest Energy Prices EVER — and that is the Good News.' Inflation is consistently paired with gas prices and stock market decline as a unified economic catastrophe narrative. International comparisons appear (Germany at 70-year high inflation) to validate the scale. Candidate endorsement posts begin inserting 'Stop Inflation' as a standard policy bullet alongside border security and Second Amendment defense. The rhetorical shift from 'I warned you' (2011–2013) to 'this is what Democrats do' is complete.

Biden-era inflation (peaking around 9% in mid-2022) is immediately attributed to Democratic spending policies, the 'Green New Deal', and Biden's reversal of Trump's energy policies. The counterfactual ('no inflation under Trump') is the anchor. The stock market crash and inflation together are framed as the direct consequence of Democratic economic mismanagement. Inflation joins border crisis and crime as the triple indictment of Biden governance.

53 posts. The July 2022 post is maximally grim: 'Major War raging in Europe, Highest Inflation in memory, worst 6 month Stock Market in History, highest Energy Prices EVER — and that is the Good News.' Inflation is consistently paired with gas prices and stock market decline as a unified economic catastrophe narrative. International comparisons appear (Germany at 70-year high inflation) to validate the scale. Candidate endorsement posts begin inserting 'Stop Inflation' as a standard policy bullet alongside border security and Second Amendment defense. The rhetorical shift from 'I warned you' (2011–2013) to 'this is what Democrats do' is complete.

Turning point
May 11, 2022

Biden-era inflation's emergence as a major economic issue triggers Trump's return to the topic with maximum political force. The counterfactual 'no inflation under Trump' is deployed immediately and never abandoned. Inflation becomes the primary domestic economic attack for the next three years.

Before2018-2020

40 posts across three years. The core argument is a direct reversal of 2011–2013: now that Trump is president, low inflation is the proof of good governance, and the Fed is wrong to raise rates because 'there is no inflation'. The Fed attacks are frequent and specific — quantitative tightening, rate hike timing, comparison to European and Asian central banks cutting rates. The 2019 posts hammer the message repeatedly: 'No Inflation!', 'virtually no inflation', 'almost no inflation'. In 2018, low inflation is celebrated alongside strong corporate earnings and dollar strength. The 2020 posts maintain the low-inflation narrative while beginning to flag the Fed's failure to cut fast enough. Venezuela and Iran are used peripherally as inflation cautionary tales for socialist governance.

After2022

53 posts. The July 2022 post is maximally grim: 'Major War raging in Europe, Highest Inflation in memory, worst 6 month Stock Market in History, highest Energy Prices EVER — and that is the Good News.' Inflation is consistently paired with gas prices and stock market decline as a unified economic catastrophe narrative. International comparisons appear (Germany at 70-year high inflation) to validate the scale. Candidate endorsement posts begin inserting 'Stop Inflation' as a standard policy bullet alongside border security and Second Amendment defense. The rhetorical shift from 'I warned you' (2011–2013) to 'this is what Democrats do' is complete.

Phase 042023
inflation as electoral cudgel and policy platform
Before2022

53 posts. The July 2022 post is maximally grim: 'Major War raging in Europe, Highest Inflation in memory, worst 6 month Stock Market in History, highest Energy Prices EVER — and that is the Good News.' Inflation is consistently paired with gas prices and stock market decline as a unified economic catastrophe narrative. International comparisons appear (Germany at 70-year high inflation) to validate the scale. Candidate endorsement posts begin inserting 'Stop Inflation' as a standard policy bullet alongside border security and Second Amendment defense. The rhetorical shift from 'I warned you' (2011–2013) to 'this is what Democrats do' is complete.

After2023

67 posts. The Heritage Foundation $7,400 figure becomes a recurring quantification. The 'three I's' formulation (Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence) turns inflation into a rhetorical triplet. Agenda47 formally links impoundment to inflation control. Paul Krugman is mocked for predicting a Trump-era crash that didn't happen, then celebrating the post-Trump inflation as someone else's problem. 'No wars, no inflation, best employment' becomes the standard Trump-era summary. Candidate endorsement posts standardize 'Stop Inflation' alongside border security as universal Republican platform planks across dozens of races.

Biden inflation is quantified ($7,400 lost per American family), linked to broader incompetence ('Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence — all begin with I'), and used as a campaign-platform anchor. Trump's no-inflation record is retrospectively celebrated as one of his greatest achievements. Impoundment is proposed as a tool to slash spending and stop inflation. The campaign contrast sharpens: Trump economy = no inflation; Biden economy = inflation catastrophe.

67 posts. The Heritage Foundation $7,400 figure becomes a recurring quantification. The 'three I's' formulation (Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence) turns inflation into a rhetorical triplet. Agenda47 formally links impoundment to inflation control. Paul Krugman is mocked for predicting a Trump-era crash that didn't happen, then celebrating the post-Trump inflation as someone else's problem. 'No wars, no inflation, best employment' becomes the standard Trump-era summary. Candidate endorsement posts standardize 'Stop Inflation' alongside border security as universal Republican platform planks across dozens of races.

Phase 052024 (Jan–Jul)
biden inflation tax as primary campaign issue
Before2023

67 posts. The Heritage Foundation $7,400 figure becomes a recurring quantification. The 'three I's' formulation (Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence) turns inflation into a rhetorical triplet. Agenda47 formally links impoundment to inflation control. Paul Krugman is mocked for predicting a Trump-era crash that didn't happen, then celebrating the post-Trump inflation as someone else's problem. 'No wars, no inflation, best employment' becomes the standard Trump-era summary. Candidate endorsement posts standardize 'Stop Inflation' alongside border security as universal Republican platform planks across dozens of races.

After2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

Inflation is formally rebranded as the 'Biden Inflation Tax' — a deliberate linguistic move to make it feel like a policy choice rather than an economic condition. The campaign platform consolidates 'Stop Inflation' as the domestic economic centerpiece alongside border security. Harris is attacked for her price controls proposal as a path to Venezuela-style famine.

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

Turning point
May 17, 2024

The formal rebranding of inflation as a 'TAX' is a deliberate political move: it personalizes the economic condition as Biden's intentional policy choice rather than a global phenomenon, and places it in the same rhetorical category as tax increases.

Before2023

67 posts. The Heritage Foundation $7,400 figure becomes a recurring quantification. The 'three I's' formulation (Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence) turns inflation into a rhetorical triplet. Agenda47 formally links impoundment to inflation control. Paul Krugman is mocked for predicting a Trump-era crash that didn't happen, then celebrating the post-Trump inflation as someone else's problem. 'No wars, no inflation, best employment' becomes the standard Trump-era summary. Candidate endorsement posts standardize 'Stop Inflation' alongside border security as universal Republican platform planks across dozens of races.

After2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

Turning point
Sep 26, 2024

The all-caps post is the crystallization of the entire campaign inflation argument into a single declarative sentence. It strips out all nuance and context, functioning as a closing argument for economic competence.

Before2023

67 posts. The Heritage Foundation $7,400 figure becomes a recurring quantification. The 'three I's' formulation (Inflation, Immigration, Incompetence) turns inflation into a rhetorical triplet. Agenda47 formally links impoundment to inflation control. Paul Krugman is mocked for predicting a Trump-era crash that didn't happen, then celebrating the post-Trump inflation as someone else's problem. 'No wars, no inflation, best employment' becomes the standard Trump-era summary. Candidate endorsement posts standardize 'Stop Inflation' alongside border security as universal Republican platform planks across dozens of races.

After2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

Phase 062025
victory lap tariff vindication and fed attack
Before2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

After2025

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

Inflation is falling and Trump claims full credit, attributing it to tariffs rather than monetary policy — a direct challenge to mainstream economics. 'Virtually no inflation' and 'almost no inflation' re-enter the vocabulary as achievement markers, mirroring the 2018–2020 language almost exactly. Powell is attacked relentlessly as 'Too Late Jerome' for refusing to cut rates despite the absence of inflation. The Fed is now the obstacle to even greater economic success.

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

Turning point
Apr 15, 2025

The 'Promises Made, Promises Kept' post on falling prices marks the transition from attack mode to victory lap. Tariffs are credited directly for bringing down inflation — establishing the counter-narrative to mainstream economic analysis that tariffs are inflationary.

Before2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

After2025

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

Turning point
May 8, 2025

With inflation falling, Trump shifts from celebrating low prices to demanding rate cuts from Powell, whom he nicknames 'Too Late Jerome'. This mirrors the 2019 Fed attacks almost exactly: low inflation is now being used as justification for cuts rather than as a standalone achievement.

Before2024 (Jan–Jul)

295 posts in 2024 — by far the densest year in the dataset. While many are endorsement boilerplate, the substantive inflation posts reveal a deliberate brand evolution. The 'BIDEN INFLATION TAX' framing (capitalized) appears in May 2024. The 'NO TAX on SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS' pledge targets seniors on fixed incomes 'suffering the ravages of Comrade Kamala Harris' inflation nightmare'. The Harris price-controls attack ('Communist Price Caps... famine, starvation, and poverty') extends the Venezuela comparison directly to inflation policy. The all-caps September post 'THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP!' is the purest distillation of the entire campaign message.

After2025

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

Phase 072026 (Jan–Mar)
dis inflationary boom narrative and legacy comparison
Before2025

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

After2026 (Jan–Mar)

13 posts. The 'DIS-inflationary boom' coinage in January 2026 is the most sophisticated economic framing in the entire dataset — combining growth and falling prices into a single branded concept. The Stephen Moore 401(k) comparison ($20,700 real gain under Trump vs. $24,800 real loss under Biden) is the most data-specific post in the dataset. The Presidents' Day post lists 'Prices and Inflation are Way Down' as the first economic achievement bullet. The housing affordability post explicitly blames 'Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden' for killing homeownership dreams — returning to the 2022 themes but now in the past tense as a solved problem.

Inflation is now a settled achievement. The frame shifts to comparative legacy-building: 401(k) gains under Trump vs. losses under Biden, 'dis-inflationary boom', housing affordability restored, MAHA movement credited with food price decline. Powell is still attacked for not cutting despite 'virtually no inflation'. Tariffs are definitively framed as the cause of low inflation, not inflation itself.

13 posts. The 'DIS-inflationary boom' coinage in January 2026 is the most sophisticated economic framing in the entire dataset — combining growth and falling prices into a single branded concept. The Stephen Moore 401(k) comparison ($20,700 real gain under Trump vs. $24,800 real loss under Biden) is the most data-specific post in the dataset. The Presidents' Day post lists 'Prices and Inflation are Way Down' as the first economic achievement bullet. The housing affordability post explicitly blames 'Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden' for killing homeownership dreams — returning to the 2022 themes but now in the past tense as a solved problem.

Turning point
Jan 13, 2026

The 'DIS-inflationary boom' coinage represents the most sophisticated packaging of the inflation narrative: not just low inflation, but a structural economic regime that combines growth and falling prices simultaneously, attributed entirely to Trump's tariff-led economic model.

Before2025

76 posts. The pattern from Trump's first term is reproduced almost exactly: low inflation = Trump's achievement; Fed refusing to cut = incompetence. Kevin Hassett cites 'lowest core inflation in four years'. Trump claims tariffs are bringing in trillions while not causing inflation — directly contesting the economic consensus. A Fed study purportedly showing 150 years of evidence that tariffs lower inflation is amplified. Argentina's Milei is praised for defeating inflation inherited from the 'Radical Left' — an implicit parallel to Trump's own situation. The December post declares 'Biden caused the worst inflation in history, I've fixed it' as the year-end summary.

After2026 (Jan–Mar)

13 posts. The 'DIS-inflationary boom' coinage in January 2026 is the most sophisticated economic framing in the entire dataset — combining growth and falling prices into a single branded concept. The Stephen Moore 401(k) comparison ($20,700 real gain under Trump vs. $24,800 real loss under Biden) is the most data-specific post in the dataset. The Presidents' Day post lists 'Prices and Inflation are Way Down' as the first economic achievement bullet. The housing affordability post explicitly blames 'Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden' for killing homeownership dreams — returning to the 2022 themes but now in the past tense as a solved problem.

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Inflation posts over time

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Crooked Joe Biden should ignore his many critics and move forward, with alacrity and strength, with his powerful and far reaching campaign. He should be sharp, precise, and energetic, just like he was in The Debate, in selling his policies of Open Borders (where millions of people, including record numbers of Terrorists, are allowed to enter our Country, from prisons and mental institutions, totally unchecked and unvetted!), to Ending Social Security, Men playing in Women’s sports, High Taxes, High Interest Rates, encouraging a Woke Military, Uncontrollable Inflation, Record Setting Crime, Only Electric Vehicles, Subservience to China and other Countries, Endless Wars, putting America Last, losing our Dollar Based Standard, and so much more. Yes, Sleepy Joe should continue his campaign of American Destruction and, MAKE CHINA GREAT AGAIN!

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I have the answer to the Crooked Joe Biden Incompetence Puzzle — Let’s do another Debate, but this time, no holds barred - An all on discussion, with just the two of us on stage, talking about the future of our Country. The ratings were massive for the First Debate, record setting, in fact, but this one, because of the format, would blow everything away! Let Joe explain why he wants Open Borders, with millions of people, and many violent criminals from parts unknown, pouring into our once great Nation, or why he wants Men Playing in Women’s Sports, or demand ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES within five years, or why he allowed INFLATION TO RUN RAMPANT, destroying the people of our Country, and so much more. It would also, under great pressure, prove his “competence,” or lack thereof. Likewise it would be yet another test for me. What a great evening it would be, just the two of us, one on one, in a good, old fashioned Debate, the way they used to be. ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE!!!

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Sheri Biggs is an America First Patriot who will be an incredible Congresswoman for South Carolina’s Third Congressional District! A Lieutenant Colonel in the Air National Guard, Sheri has served our Country with Distinction, and will bring that same fighting spirit to Congress. Sheri will work tirelessly to Secure the Border, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Great Military/Vets, Grow our Economy, End Inflation, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. South Carolina’s Great Governor, Henry McMaster, is a big fan of Sheri, and so am I. Sheri Biggs has my Complete and Total Endorsement — SHE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!

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RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/112723620387302683 “Trump’s Rescue Mission: Saving America is a must see film that lays bare the enormous stakes of the 2024 election and what it means for our country and the world. It details why Biden’s disastrous tenure in office could not be more different than the peace and prosperity enjoyed during the Trump years. It details why Biden’s disastrous tenure in office could not be more different than the peace and prosperity enjoyed during the Trump years. From the weaponization of our justice system, to Biden’s obvious cognitive decline, to the open border crisis, to the crippling inflation catastrophe, to the botched foreign policy decisions in Afghanistan, Ukraine and the Middle East, Joe Biden is — without question — the worst president in U.S. history.” \nCongratulations to my friend @DaveBossie on a great job, this film is a must see—MAGA2024! Click here: http:// TrumpSavesAmericaMovie.com

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RT @realDonaldTrump This past Thursday night was a defeat not only for Biden, but for the entire Radical Left Democrat Party and the Fake News Media who have been lying to the American People as our Country was being destroyed. \nThe Joe Biden on stage Thursday night was the SAME Joe Biden who gave us Open Borders, crushing inflation, rampant crime, two new wars, a disastrous Afghanistan embarrassment, and one international humiliation after another—and it will only get worse. \nThe whole world should know that while Biden is the worst president in the history of our Country, America will be strong again, and very soon!

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RT @realDonaldTrump A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for failure, surrender, and disaster for our Country. A vote for President Trump is a vote for stopping Joe Biden’s inflation, stopping the border invasion, and Making America Great Again!

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This past Thursday night was a defeat not only for Biden, but for the entire Radical Left Democrat Party and the Fake News Media who have been lying to the American People as our Country was being destroyed. \nThe Joe Biden on stage Thursday night was the SAME Joe Biden who gave us Open Borders, crushing inflation, rampant crime, two new wars, a disastrous Afghanistan embarrassment, and one international humiliation after another—and it will only get worse. \nThe whole world should know that while Biden is the worst president in the history of our Country, America will be strong again, and very soon!

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A vote for Joe Biden is a vote for failure, surrender, and disaster for our Country. A vote for President Trump is a vote for stopping Joe Biden’s inflation, stopping the border invasion, and Making America Great Again!

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Colonel Laurie Buckhout will be an incredible Representative for the fantastic people of North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District! Laurie bravely served our Country as an Army Colonel and Decorated Combat Commander and, in Congress, she will Grow the Economy, Lower Inflation, Uphold the Rule of Law, Secure our Border, Support our Military/Vets, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Laurie Buckhout has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Don Purdy and Janice Fields are running for the RNC National Committee against Candidates 100% controlled by Sloppy Chris Christie in the Great State of New Jersey. As your next Committeeman and Committeewoman, Don and Janice will work hard to advance our America First Agenda - Secure the Border, Stop Inflation, Support our Military/Vets, Protect our always under siege Second Amendment, Restore American Energy Dominance, and so much more. Don Purdy and Janice Fields have my Complete and Total Endorsement - THEY WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!

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Congressman Brandon Williams is doing an outstanding job representing New York’s 22nd Congressional District. \nA successful entrepreneur and Navy veteran, Brandon is working hard to Grow the Economy and Fight Inflation, Support our Military and Law Enforcement, Secure our Border, and Defend our Country from the Radical Left. \nBrandon Williams has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Elise Stefanik is an Incredible representative for the fantastic people of New York’s 21st Congressional District. \nAn America First Patriot, Elise is Fighting to Protect ourCountry against the Marxists, Fascists, and Communists on the Radical Left. Elise is working hard to Support our Great Military & Veterans, Grow the Economy and Lower Inflation, Promote American Energy, and Secure our under siege Sothern Border. \nElise Stefanik is SMART, STRONG, and TOUGH—she has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Congressman Anthony D’Esposito is a fantastic and highly effective representative for the people of New York’s 4th Congressional District. \n \nA retired NYPD police detective, Anthony is working hard to Uphold the Rule of Law, Create Jobs and Lower Inflation, Secure the Border, and Support our Incredible Military and Police Officers. \n \nAnthony D’Esposito has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Congressman Nick LaLota is doing an incredible job representing the people of New York’s 1st Congressional District. \nNick is fighting hard to Grow the Economy and Lower Inflation, Defend our Great Military and Police, Secure our Border, Uphold the Rule of Law, and Protect our Constitutional Rights. \nNick LaLota has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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