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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump handed Democrats ready-made campaign material this week after declaring in the Oval Office that he loved inflation, even as the latest price data showed a 4.2% annual rise — a three-year high — that has driven his economic approval to its worst level of either term in office.
Three Quotes in a Month Sharpen the Political Liability The "I love the inflation" remark was the third pointed statement Trump made in the span of a month.
On May 12, he said he did not think about Americans' financial situation, framing the remark around Iran policy.
Two weeks later, on May 27, he told reporters he did not care about the midterms, again invoking the Iran conflict as justification.
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