There’s something about Donald Trump that keeps everyone on their toes. Whether you love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit—he knows how to make headlines. One day, he’s hosting dinner at Mar-a-Lago; the next, he’s making waves on the global stage. It’s almost like watching a reality show, but instead of drama between contestants, it’s world leaders sparring with the former President.
Now that he is only weeks away from possibly winning the election, he is pulling out all the stops.
Democrats propped up their second-best candidate in recent weeks. But the tide is turning against Biden’s deranged protégé.
And Trump is not letting off the gas. He hosted a press conference out of a GOP command center in New Jersey. While Harris is hiding from the media, Trump is taking them head-on. Surrounded by clever visual aids, Trump slammed Harris over her biggest failure. And Republicans are cheering.
Donald Trump did in 90 minutes Thursday what Republicans have craved in the weeks since the Democrats pulled their historic switcheroo and put Kamala Harris atop their ticket: Trump defined succinctly what separates him from his fall election opponent.
With food props that adorn every American’s kitchen table, the former president used a press conference to drive home what the real cost of the Biden-Harris economic agenda is to ordinary Americans, and why elitists can’t grasp inflation’s true impact. “Grocery prices have skyrocketed,” he declared, rattling off official government statistics that show cereals are up 26%, bread up 24%, butter up 37%, baby formula up 30% and eggs up 46%. [Source: Just the News]
For weeks, Republicans have been itching to see someone take a direct swing at Kamala Harris and her role in the economic mess we’re in. Well, Trump delivered in just 90 minutes what they’ve been waiting for—a clear, no-nonsense definition of what separates him from his fall election opponent. And he did it in a way that only Trump can: by breaking it down to the basics, right there at the kitchen table.
“Grocery prices have skyrocketed,” Trump declared, rattling off stats that probably made every American watching groan in agreement. Cereal up 26%, bread up 24%, butter up 37%, baby formula up 30%, and eggs—oh, those poor eggs—up a whopping 46%. How can a family afford that? Trump didn’t need to answer; the silence from the gathered reporters said it all.
But the real magic of Trump’s performance was how he combined the economic talk with a dose of personal charm. He even let slip that he’s a fan of Cheerios for breakfast, though it’s been a while since he’s had them. Just like that, he went from policy critic to relatable guy next door—a move that had the crowd nodding along.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Trump event without a few jabs at his opponent. Trump masterfully wove in tales from his first term, dropping names like Putin, Netanyahu, and Xi like he was recounting a night out with the boys. These weren’t just stories—they were pointed reminders that while Harris has been dodging unscripted interviews, Trump has been out there negotiating with the world’s most formidable leaders. And he didn’t miss the chance to remind everyone of it.
Trump didn’t stop at just pointing out the flaws in Harris’s approach. He held her feet to the fire over the state of the country, making it clear that Harris has been part of the problem from the start. “Harris has just declared that tackling inflation will be a ‘Day One priority’ for her,” Trump noted, with that trademark smirk. “But Day One for Kamala was three and a half years ago.” Ouch.
And for those who think Harris’ isn’t to blame, Joe Biden himself admitted that she will continue his failed policies!
Talking with reporters on Thursday, Joe Biden said that Kamala Harris wasn’t going to deviate from his economic policies.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Biden, “How much does it bother you that Vice President Harris might soon, for political reasons, start to distance herself from your economic plan?”
Biden responded, “She’s not going to.” [Source: The Post Millennial]
By the time Trump left the stage, one thing was clear: he had just delivered a masterclass in how to define the stakes of the 2024 election. The three “I”’s—inflation, insecurity, and insanity—were hammered home, leaving little doubt about what Trump thinks of Harris’s chances.
Author: Bo Dogan
