Trump Is ‘Completely Out of Touch’ on the Economy
On CNN’s “OutFront” Friday, former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) said President Donald Trump is “completely out of touch” with how Americans feel about the economy.
Flake said, “The president may not want to talk about the affordability crisis, but he will have to. »
He continued: “It certainly seems out of touch with reality. I mean, the idea that you know, prices are falling everywhere, that’s really not the case and people know that. And that was the problem, like I said, that the Democrats had in 24 years and the Republicans have it now.”
Host Erin Burnett said, “I mean, senator, do you think that in this case, the way things usually go is the way they will continue to go? I mean, if there’s anyone who has defied gravity politically more consistently than President Trump, I don’t know who it is.”
Flake said: “Oh, yes, certainly, but those who are imitating him, his imitators have not done well. Look, right here in Arizona, it’s a red state and we have a Democratic governor, two Democratic senators, a Democratic attorney general, a Democratic secretary of state and all of that is because those who are trying to imitate the president are not doing it very well. And so, yes, you’re going to see a great migration here. It’s already starting, and it’s going to accelerate because the Republican Party and The President seems completely out of touch with the state of the economy, especially the effect of the tariffs which are inflationary. It is a Republican article of faith and you will see many Republicans begin to emigrate to the new and old territory, where we resided.
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