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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
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.

2011-2013
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.

Sep 29, 2011X
The Fed's reckless policies of low interest and flooding the market with dollars needs to be stopped or we will face re…
Oct 11, 2011X
The Fed's reckless monetary policy is going to create record inflation.
Oct 24, 2011X
The Dollar is at an all-time WWII low against the Yen. The Fed's recklessness is going to lead to record inflation.
Dec 1, 2011X
The Fed continues to recklessly flood the market with dollars. This will eventually create record inflation. It has to…
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.

Sep 29, 2011X
The Fed's reckless policies of low interest and flooding the market with dollars needs to…
Oct 11, 2011X
The Fed's reckless monetary policy is going to create record inflation.
2018-2020
no inflation as presidential achievement vs fed incompetence

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.

Jan 2, 2018X
The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Ob…
Aug 16, 2018X
Our Economy is doing better than ever. Money is pouring into our cherished DOLLAR like rarely before, companies earning…
Nov 25, 2018X
So great that oil prices are falling (thank you President T). Add that, which is like a big Tax Cut, to our other good…
Dec 17, 2018X
It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside world blowing up around us, Par…
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.

Aug 16, 2018X
Our Economy is doing better than ever. Money is pouring into our cherished DOLLAR like ra…
Dec 17, 2018X
It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside w…
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.

Jul 6, 2019X
Strong jobs report, low inflation, and other countries around the world doing anything po…
Jul 26, 2019X
Q2 GDP Up 2.1% Not bad considering we have the very heavy weight of the Federal Reserve a…
2022
biden inflation as catastrophic policy failure

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.

May 12, 2022Truth Social
The stock market is going down so much, and inflation is so rampant, that Joe Biden may very well go down as the next H…
May 27, 2022Truth Social
Compare how great America was just two years ago, with today. No Inflation, the WAR with Russia going into Ukraine woul…
Jul 4, 2022Truth Social
I know it’s not looking good for our Country right now, with a major War raging out of control in Europe, the Highest I…
Aug 24, 2022Truth Social
“Inflation in Germany could hit a 70-year high of 10% amid Russia's natural-gas squeeze, German central bank chief says…
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.

May 12, 2022Truth Social
The stock market is going down so much, and inflation is so rampant, that Joe Biden may v…
May 27, 2022Truth Social
Compare how great America was just two years ago, with today. No Inflation, the WAR with…
2023
inflation as electoral cudgel and policy platform

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.

Jan 9, 2023Truth Social
Remember when the lightweight and perennially wrong Failing New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman predicted that the St…
Jan 17, 2023Truth Social
“American families have lost $7,400 due to inflation, rate hikes under Biden” https://www. foxbusiness.com/politics/ame…
Jan 29, 2023Truth Social
RT @realDonaldTrump I did a GREAT job as President, maybe the best: STRONG BORDERS WITH WALLS (best ever!), REBUILT MIL…
Jun 20, 2023Truth Social
Using Impoundment to Slash Waste, Stop Inflation, and Crush the Deep State! #AGENDA47
2024 (Jan–Jul)
biden inflation tax as primary campaign issue

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.

Jan 6, 2024Truth Social
The stakes of this election could not be higher. Under Crooked Joe Biden, our borders have been erased. Millions of ill…
Mar 26, 2024Truth Social
I’m not running to terminate the ACA, AS CROOKED JOE BUDEN DISINFORMATES AND MISINFORMATES ALL THE TIME, I’m running to…
May 18, 2024Truth Social
Crooked Joe’s inflation catastrophe is, in effect, a colossal TAX on American families—we call it the BIDEN INFLATION T…
Jun 3, 2024Truth Social
Yvette Herrell is running to once again represent the great people of New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. A succes…
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.

May 18, 2024Truth Social
Crooked Joe’s inflation catastrophe is, in effect, a colossal TAX on American families—we…
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.

Sep 26, 2024Truth Social
RT @realDonaldTrump THERE WAS NO INFLATION UNDER TRUMP! WE HAD NO PROBLEMS—THE WORLD WAS…
2025
victory lap tariff vindication and fed attack

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.

Jan 26, 2025Truth Social
America First Patriot Randy Fine is running to represent the Great People of Florida's 6th Congressional District!\n \n…
Mar 12, 2025Truth Social
Kevin Hassett: "The economic news we've been seeing is really wonderful. It's way above expectations of economists...10…
Apr 16, 2025Truth Social
The United States is taking in RECORD NUMBERS in Tariffs, with the cost of almost all products going down, including ga…
May 8, 2025Truth Social
“Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him very much! Oil and Energy way…
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.

Apr 16, 2025Truth Social
The United States is taking in RECORD NUMBERS in Tariffs, with the cost of almost all pro…
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.

May 8, 2025Truth Social
“Too Late” Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn’t have a clue. Other than that, I like him…
Jun 6, 2025Truth Social
If “Too Late” at the Fed would CUT, we would greatly reduce interest rates, long and shor…
2026 (Jan–Mar)
dis inflationary boom narrative and legacy comparison

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.

Jan 7, 2026Truth Social
For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for…
Jan 8, 2026Truth Social
Biden ignored the Housing Market, and instead was immersed with High Crime, Open Borders, runaway INFLATION, the Afghan…
Jan 13, 2026Truth Social
JUST OUT: Great (LOW!) Inflation numbers for the USA. That means that Jerome “Too Late” Powell should cut interest rate…
Jan 13, 2026Truth Social
Under my stewardship, the Economy is booming! A Manufacturing Renaissance and soaring Household Incomes are powering GD…
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.

Jan 13, 2026Truth Social
Under my stewardship, the Economy is booming! A Manufacturing Renaissance and soaring Hou…
Jan 15, 2026Truth Social
Great Financial Numbers were released today — Our Country has never done better! So many…

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Inflation posts over time

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201934
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Congressman Neal Dunn is doing an incredible job representing the people of Florida’s 2nd Congressional District! \nAn accomplished surgeon and a retired Major in the U.S. Army, Neal is working hard to Deliver Quality Care to our Brave Veterans, Strengthen our Military, Grow the Economy, Fight Inflation, Protect the Second Amendment, and Restore American Energy Independence. \nNeal Dunn is a terrific Congressman, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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….and nothing has ever happened like that which is going on in our Country right now. The law enforcement of our Country has become that of a Third World Nation, and I do not believe the people will stand for it—between Fraudulent Elections, Open Borders, Inflation, giving our Military to the Enemy, and so much more—how much are we all expected to take?

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Democrats in Congress should strongly VOTE AGAINST THE BIGGEST GREEN NEW FAKE DEAL BILL IN HISTORY, which is about to be rammed down the throats of Americans. Those Dems voting against this massive tax hike will be legends - actually be able to win again. Should be called the Inflation Expansion Act. Adds 87,000 gun carrying IRS Agents to cajole and harass you and your family. Call your Democrat Congressmen & women - tell them NOT to vote for this killer. Republicans are 100% against!

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Congressman Ron Estes is a terrific Representative of Kansas’ 4th Congressional District!\n \nRon is fighting to Grow our Economy, Lower your Taxes, Stop Inflation, Support the American Aviation Industry, Strengthen our Military, Care for our Veterans, and Protect and Defend the Second Amendment.\n \nRon is working hard to solve our Nation’s problems, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer is a Proven Conservative who is a tremendous Representative of Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District!\n \nBlaine is fighting to Protect the Second Amendment, Secure the Border, Defend our National Security, Support our Military and Vets, Champion Small Businesses, Grow our Economy, Stop Inflation, and Lower the Rising Cost of Gas by halting Joe Biden’s disastrous agenda.\n \nBlaine is a terrific Congressman, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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https:// hannity.com/media-room/worst-p resident-ever-after-the-inflation-report-worst-president-trends-on-twitter/

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Inflation, Inflation, Inflation, and it was all so avoidable!!!

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I know it’s not looking good for our Country right now, with a major War raging out of control in Europe, the Highest Inflation in memory, the worst 6 month Stock Market start in History, the highest Energy Prices EVER, and that is the Good News. Happy Fourth of July!!! ((Don’t worry, We will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and remember, none of these terrible events would have happened if I were President!!!))

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Congressman Tom Cole is always fighting for Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District. \nTom is working hard to Stop Inflation, Promote American Energy Independence, Secure the Border, Grow the Economy, Protect Life, Support our Veterans, and Strongly Defend the Second Amendment. \nTom Cole is a widely respected Representative, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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Congressman Kevin Hern is doing an outstanding job representing Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District. \nAs a successful businessman, Kevin knows how to Grow the Economy, Fight Inflation, Lower Taxes, and Eliminate Government Waste. Kevin is working hard to Secure the Border, Protect Life, Support our Military and Veterans, and Defend the First and Second Amendments. \nKevin is a conservative leader in Congress, and he has my Complete and Total Endorsement!

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RT @NewsMax Former President Donald Trump told Newsmax that ''nobody thought it was possible it could go this bad this fast'' in this country, warning President Joe Biden has moved the U.S. toward the possibility of world war.\n https://www. newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald- trump-oil-energy-inflation/2022/06/20/id/1075261/

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The Forgotten Men & Women of our Country are now being forced to endure crooked, rigged, and badly tainted Elections, and Open Borders that allow millions & millions of people to “invade” our Country, totally unchecked, unvetted, and having no idea where they came from or who they are. In other words, our Country is going to HELL! Our Economy is crashing, Inflation is crushing, Crime is raging, we are living with people who we have never seen before, and we have NO Voice. Welcome to America!

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“These Inflation numbers are catastrophic!” Art Laffer

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The Unselect Committee has now learned that I, as President, suggested & offered up to 20,000 National Guard, or troops, be deployed in D.C. because it was felt that the crowd was going to be very large. Crazy Nancy Pelosi turned down the offer, she didn’t like the way it looked. Likewise, the Mayor of D.C. Had they taken up the offer, there would have been no January 6th. The Unselects have ruled Pelosi “off limits, no questions.” The hearing is another political HOAX to counter Inflation etc.

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It is being stated by almost all that Joe Biden is the worst President in history. If inflation is not quickly rained in, he may go down as an equal combination of Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter, with Jimmy’s only words of wisdom being that our Country SHOULD NOT USE MAIL-IN BALLOTS FOR VOTING BECAUSE THEY WILL LEAD TO VERY CORRUPT ELECTIONS!!!

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Congressman Darrell Issa is a strong fighter for the people of Southern California. \nA successful entrepreneur & businessman, Darrell knows how to Stop Inflation, Lower Gas Prices, and Grow our Economy. \nHe is working hard to Secure our Border, Protect Life, Defend the Second Amendment, and, as a U.S. Army veteran, Darrell is fighting to ensure our brave veterans receive the care & support they deserve. \nDarrell has my Complete & Total Endorsement for California’s 48th Congressional District!

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Congressman Jay Obernolte is doing a phenomenal job for the people of California. \nJay is a successful businessman who is tirelessly working to Grow our Economy, Stop Inflation, Reduce Gas Prices, and Restore the American Dream. \nJay Strongly Supports our Military and Law Enforcement, and he is a Champion for our Brave Veterans. \nJay Obernolte has my Complete and Total Endorsement for California’s 23rd Congressional District!

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“Mitt Romney, Elizabeth Warren, other senators send bipartisan letter to Biden urging him to keep Trump’s China tariffs, saying they’re ‘not a driver of today’s inflation’” https://www. marketwatch.com/story/mitt-rom ney-elizabeth-warren-other-senators-send-bipartisan-letter-to-biden-urging-him-to-keep-trumps-china-tariffs-saying-theyre-not-a-driver-of-todays-inflation-11653591272

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Our Legal System is CORRUPT, our Judges (and Justices!) are highly partisan, compromised or just plain scared, our Borders are OPEN, our Elections are Rigged, Inflation is RAMPANT, gas prices and food costs are “through the roof,” our Military “Leadership” is Woke, our Country is going to HELL, and Michael Sussmann is not guilty. How’s everything else doing? Enjoy your day!!!

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Compare how great America was just two years ago, with today. No Inflation, the WAR with Russia going into Ukraine would NEVER have happened (zero chance!), $1.87 per gallon gasoline, Energy Independence & soon Energy DOMINANCE - leave Afghanistan with dignity and strength, not surrender, death, and 85 Billion Dollars worth of equipment left to the enemy - a completely REBUILT Military, and with the addition of SPACE FORCE - Biggest Tax and Reg Cuts EVER, historic Jobs numbers, and so much more!

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