First words out of Chris Jansing's mouth this morning on MSNBC

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23. Absolutely correct.

There has been so much gaslighting that many people have become voluntarily oblivious to what is actually happening. I don't know about everywhere else, but every restaurant I have patronized for years has increased their prices at least 25% over the past year. This business of inflation being 2% or 4% is a huge lie, and everybody seems to be ignoring it like the Emperor's New Clothes.

Today I had lunch at a cafeteria. The lady in front of me was quite elderly, used a walker and had an aide caring for her. She just had fried chicken, a couple of side dishes, a soda and a brownie. The tab came out to $36. That may not be high in NYC or in posh resorts, but that was a real shock for a basic cafeteria in the Midwest. She almost screamed when she saw the bill. She paid it, but her reaction was genuine.

People could afford to be oblivious to the inflation because we ended up with full employment under Biden and the first wage increases (versus the rate of inflation) in over 40 years. But now that unemployment is going up and people are rightfully becoming concerned about their jobs, they will start to pay much more attention these prices. And it will get worse because the cost of the tariffs is only starting to work its way through the system.

So it is absolutely vital that we pin this on Trump and the Republicans. "Trump Slump" is perfect for now, but I fear it is going to be worse than a little "slump." So let's get working on how to brand Trump for the full calamity he is bringing down on America. What do we call it when inflation is is still running hot and we are losing hundreds of thousands of jobs each month. That's more than a "Trump Slump".