Joe: Trump continues denying that affordability is a problem for Americans
Joe: Trump continues denying that affordability is a problem for Americans
Morning Joe panel discusses how President Trump is dismissing rising costs Americans are facing as ‘short-term pain’ while there appears to be no end in sight with the Iran war and opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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HEY, JEN, THE PRESIDENT COULD SAY TWO THINGS AT ONCE HE COULD SAY I'M VERY SORRY.0:05
5 seconds
I KNOW IT'S VERY HARD IT'S HARD FOR AMERICANS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH HIGHER GAS PRICES, THE HIGHEST GROCERY PRICES IN YEARS.0:12
12 seconds
ALL
OF THESE THINGS ARE TERRIBLE BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE A SACRIFICE RIGHT NOW,
IS HOW EVERY AMERICAN DOES BECAUSE IRAN CAN'T HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS.0:21
21 seconds
KIND OF DOES A SHORT-CUT THOUGH.0:24
24 seconds
AND HE GOES STRAIGHT THAT'S A MADE-UP PHONY CRISIS.0:30
30 seconds
SAYS
HE'S NOT WORRIED ABOUT HOW AMERICANS ARE DOING THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH
HIGHER PRICES. AND HE'S NOW TALKING ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET.0:39
39 seconds
WE HAVE SEEN THIS TREND FOR A WHILE BUT I SEE THAT THE PRESIDENT IS UNDERWATER WITH WHITE, NON-COLLEGE AMERICANS.0:50
50 seconds
AND I JUST SEE THAT NUMBER EVERY TIME, AND I'M JUST JARRED BY IT.0:55
55 seconds
BUT
AFTER CONTINUING HERE TO THE PRESIDENT, TALK DOWN AFFORDABILITY AND
TALK UP THE STOCK MARKET, MAYBE IT SHOULDN'T BE SUCH A SURPRISE TO ME.1:06
1 minute, 6 seconds
IT'S ALSO A SURPRISE WHEN THAT NUMBER GOES DOWN, RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT IS THE BASE.1:11
1 minute, 11 seconds
BUT
I DON'T KNOW WITH HIM IF IT'S THE WAY THE QUESTION IS COMING TO HIM,
THAT HE CAN, YOU KNOW, THAT HE CAN'T SAY WHAT YOU JUST SUGGESTED, WHICH
IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH THINGS ARE TRUE.1:21
1 minute, 21 seconds
THIS
IS TOUGH WHAT EVERYBODY IS GOING THROUGH BUT ALSO WE'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING IN IRAN THAT'S IMPORTANT, EXPLAIN WHAT IT I THINK
IT'S THE KNEE-JERK1:28
1 minute, 28 seconds
REACTION TO BEING CRITICIZED OR BEING TOLD THAT SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING, THAT HE CAN'T HANDLE.1:33
1 minute, 33 seconds
AND
AS MUCH AS HIS BASE HAS HUNG IN THERE WITH HIM, I THINK that they have,
they have believed that he understands what stands with their life is
like and they have believed that he is ultimately on their side.1:43
1 minute, 43 seconds
And even at times where the economy hasn't done well, they hung in there with them.1:47
1 minute, 47 seconds
But
I think the repeated dismissal of BIT OF HOW THEY ARE FEELING AND WHAT
IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THEIR LIVES ECONOMICALLY IS CATCHING UP.1:58
1 minute, 58 seconds
YEAH, YOU KNOW, JOHN LEMIRE, I JUST THINK THIS IS JUST A TICKING DONALD TRUMP.2:03
2 minutes, 3 seconds
HE CAN'T SAY YES, THINGS ARE NOT GOING AS WELL AS WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO.2:08
2 minutes, 8 seconds
NO, INFLATION IS HIGH, PRICES ARE HIGH AND THAT IS TERRIBLE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON WE CAN'T HAVE,2:16
2 minutes, 16 seconds
AS HE SAYS, CRAZY PEOPLE HAVING A NUCLEAR WEAPON.2:20
2 minutes, 20 seconds
YOU CERTAINLY COULD SEE OTHER PRESIDENTS FRAMING IT IN A WAY THAT MORE AMERICANS MIGHT GO ALONG WITH HIM.2:26
2 minutes, 26 seconds
BUT THE PROBLEM HERE WE TALKED ABOUT STRIKES.2:33
2 minutes, 33 seconds
CUTTER IS HAVING REAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE THE U .A .E.2:46
2 minutes, 46 seconds
IT IS A WAR THAT CONTINUES TO YOU HAVE A WAR THAT CONTINUES TO DRAG ON AND ON AND ALL ALL SIGNS POINT HIGHER OIL2:54
2 minutes, 54 seconds
PRICES AND HIGHER GAS PRICES AND HIGHER GROCERY PRICES AS WE GET THROUGH A WAR THAT JUST CONTINUES BECAUSE THERE IS3:04
3 minutes, 4 seconds
THERE IS NO EASY OFF-RAMP FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.3:07
3 minutes, 7 seconds
HE
HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR AN OFF-RAMP FOR A WHILE AND HAS NOT FOUND ONE AND
YOU'RE IT'S PATHOLOGICAL ALMOST WHERE TRUMP SIMPLY CANNOT ACKNOWLEDGE
ANYTHING IS LESS THAN PERFECT.3:16
3 minutes, 16 seconds
EVERYTHING HAS ALWAYS GOT TO BE THE BIGGEST, BEST, GREATEST.3:18
3 minutes, 18 seconds
IF
HE'S IN CHARGE THAT MEANS THINGS ARE WORKING INHERENTLY IN HIS MIND AND
HE'S NOT IT'S NOT ABLE TO REFLECT THAT SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE
SUFFERING.3:26
3 minutes, 26 seconds
LET'S REMEMBER A WEEK AGO HE FLAT OUT SAID, I'M PARAPHRASING ONLY SLIGHTLY, THAT HE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT AMERICANS3:35
3 minutes, 35 seconds
HE SAID IT WAS A PERFECT STATEMENT, HE WOULD SAY IT AGAIN.3:39
3 minutes, 39 seconds
SO CONGRESSMAN, THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT.3:43
3 minutes, 43 seconds
WE
SEE I THINK THAT'S A POLL AFTER POLL SUGGESTS THAT AMERICANS, EVEN
REPUBLICANS, UNHAPPY WITH HOW THE PRESIDENT HAS HANDLED THIS ECONOMY.3:51
3 minutes, 51 seconds
THEY THINK HIS PRIORITIES ARE DISTRICT, THAT HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL. ABSOLUTELY.3:58
3 minutes, 58 seconds
AFFORDABILITY NEEDS TO BE ABSOLUTELY FRONT AND CENTER AND IT'S CERTAINLY TRUE IN MY DISTRICT.4:02
4 minutes, 2 seconds
ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST cost of living in the
country, highest gas prices, highest electricity prices.4:08
4 minutes, 8 seconds
We're in the top three when it comes to groceries and water and housing.4:12
4 minutes, 12 seconds
And so it is placing an enormous strain on folks in my state and all across the country.4:17
4 minutes, 17 seconds
And
I understand the idea that you don't want the Iranians to think, well,
if you just inflict enough pain on American consumers, then, you know,
we'll let you have a nuclear weapon.4:27
4 minutes, 27 seconds
But at the same time, we need to be cognizant of the impact on the cost of living for every single decision we make.4:36
4 minutes, 36 seconds
And Americans are telling us this is the most important issue right now.4:40
4 minutes, 40 seconds
You know, David Ignatius, the problem for the president.4:44
4 minutes, 44 seconds
The problem for working Americans is there's no wind inside.4:47
4 minutes, 47 seconds
I
mean, Donald Trump, more threats over the weekend. The Iranians
continue to mock those threats. Again, our regional allies getting hit.4:54
4 minutes, 54 seconds
There doesn't seem to be any easy off ramp.4:57
4 minutes, 57 seconds
I know we've talked about that for weeks now, but there is no wind inside, is there?5:02
5 minutes, 2 seconds
So Joe, the president has not found a way to reopen the Strait of were moves, and that's a big problem.5:12
5 minutes, 12 seconds
And it's getting worse week by week.5:14
5 minutes, 14 seconds
It's been around now for months, so I think it tends to recede in our minds.5:19
5 minutes, 19 seconds
But in terms of a real drag on the global economy, it's only getting worse.5:25
5 minutes, 25 seconds
And the president's choices are bad in either direction.5:30
5 minutes, 30 seconds
If
he goes back to full-scale war, starts bombing targets all over Iran,
takes Karg ISLAND, YOU KNOW, GO DOWN THE LIST OF THINGS THAT HE COULD
DO.5:38
5 minutes, 38 seconds
HE TAKES THE U .S.5:39
5 minutes, 39 seconds
DEEPER INTO WAR, A WAR THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SEEM TO FEEL IS ANOTHER MIDDLE EAST QUAGMIRE. IT'S NOT A GOOD OPTION.5:46
5 minutes, 46 seconds
IF HE EXCEEDS TO I HEAR THAT IRANIAN DEMANDS FOR CONTROL OVER THE STRAITS, FOR CHARGING TOLLS FOR SHIPS THAT5:55
5 minutes, 55 seconds
PASS THROUGH THE6:09
6 minutes, 9 seconds
WHICH WANTS TO BE PAID, WHICH WANTS REPARATIONS, IS GOING TO TAKE SOME MONEY OUT PERHAPS AS PART OF A LARGER AUTHORITY.6:17
6 minutes, 17 seconds
IT MAY BE THE WAY THAT THINGS ARE HEADING.6:20
6 minutes, 20 seconds
BUT
I THINK THE BASELINE point to the larger discussion that you're having
with Congressman Kiley is if the president's going to ask the country6:29
6 minutes, 29 seconds
for
sacrifices that hurt our standard of living, and that's going to happen
this summer, inevitably because of the energy situation.6:38
6 minutes, 38 seconds
He has to explain it to the country and to the people. And that continues to me to be mystifying.6:45
6 minutes, 45 seconds
He THEY WON'T MAKE THE CASE IN ANY DETAIL AS TO WHY THESE SACRIFICES ARE NECESSARY.6:52
6 minutes, 52 seconds
HE
TALKS ABOUT HOW GREAT 401Ks ARE, THAT DOES NOT SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO ARE
PAYING MORE AND THE PRESIDENT IS FOCUSING ON NUCLEAR IRAN.7:05
7 minutes, 5 seconds
WE CAN'T HAVE A NUCLEAR IRAN.7:08
7 minutes, 8 seconds
AND IT SEEMS TO ME HE CAN I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO PIVOT OFF OF THAT, DAVID. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IS NOT DOING THAT.7:14
7 minutes, 14 seconds
HE'S JUST DENYING AFFORDABILITY IS A REAL PROBLEM AND SAYS HE'S NOT CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICANS.7:18
7 minutes, 18 seconds
I
WILL SAY, THOUGH, HE FACES I THINK THIS IS A COUPLE OF PROBLEMS
BECAUSE OF HIS PAST CRITICISMS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S CRITICISMS OF
HOW THEY7:26
7 minutes, 26 seconds
THOUGHT THAT IRANIANS GOT THE BETTER OF BARACK TALK OBAMA IF DONALD TRUMP LEAVES IRAN AND THIS WAR AFTER HOW MUCH IT'S7:34
7 minutes, 34 seconds
COSTED AMERICAN TAXPAYERS AND IRAN HAS NUKES THE PEOPLE ARE MORE CONTROLLED OF THE STRAIGHT THAN THEY DID BEFORE THE WAR?7:41
7 minutes, 41 seconds
THAT JUST SEEMS TO BE A CATASTROPHIC POLITICAL LOSS DEMOCRATS, AND OBVIOUSLY WEAKENS AMERICA CATASTROPHICALLY AND STRENGTHENS7:49
7 minutes, 49 seconds
ALL OF OUR ENEMIES IN CHINA AND IN RUSSIA.
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