"No, I love it – the numbers were great," Trump said. "You know what I really love? I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over, you know, I can say it now, something you didn't know. You know, we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil, nobody knows it. You know who doesn't know about it? Iran, until right now we took out the other night 22 ships late at night with no lights because they don't have any radar because we blasted the crap out of it. We took out, that's why oil is $85 a barrel."

This is an all-time Trump quote. A masterclass in narcissistic dementia rambling. Someone put it on a pillow.

I love it for all the poors that voted for him as well as all the dumb dumbs who didn't vote at all.

Of course he loves it. It reduces the effective value of his debts.

Yes. Yes he is this stupid. Once you get over the incredulity that nobody could be like this, just skip to the end and know that a self serving, idiot narcissist can do this and worse.

He also raped and killed kids and their mothers on purpose. He loves fucking kids, as stated in the TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES (TM).

It's a strategy only great minds like his can grasp.

I'm 5 months behind on my podcasts so I'm now listening to all the coverage and analysis of the Maduro kidnapping. Everybody was saying that with how cheap oil is, it doesn't make sense to try to take Venezuelan oil which is heavy and requires a lot of refinement. In that context shutting down the Strait of Hormuz makes perfect sense.

Surely this gaffe will-

I can't, even as a joke. I am so tired, so very very tired

Every bully ever when faced with failure..."Oh yeah!? I wanted to do that!".

So he admitted to market manipulation, surley this time there will be consequence...

Now just imagine if Biden did or said this. Or Obama, or Hilary. The right would have a full on meltdown and a J6 everyday.

Dedollarization of the global economy was a component of project 2025

Before the election: Biden inflation! Biden inflation! LOOK AT THESE EGG PRICES!! Vote Trump to fix the inflation! Inflation bad!

Now: Inflation good. I love inflation. I did it on purpose.

MAGA: baaa baaa!

• That didn't happen.
• And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
• And if it was, that's not a big deal.
• And if it is, that's not my fault.
• And if it was, I didn't mean it.
• And if I did, you deserved it. <-

We got here on this subject a lot quicker than I expected honestly.

That's 4.2 percent per month, not 4.2 percent per year like we usually look at the numbers

Like all his pressers, it was just a rambling nonsensical regurgitation.

I've been thinking this basically the whole time with the second administration. It's the most conspiracy oriented I've ever been, but I genuinely think there is a non zero chance that the entire goal of this administration has been to crash the dollar and world economy to force the globe into a position where digital currencies take over nation state derived currency as the foundation of global markets. I'd say I'm 5-10% confident this is the case, which is very high.

That their goal is to destabilize not just the world, but the very concept of nation-states to be replaced with a corporate/privately owned concept of a nation state or state level actor.

I know there are specific conspiratorial threads on this concept but I e intentionally avoided looking into those. I think there is ample evidence at the surface only to have this kind of suspicion.

I hate to do this to you guys, but Iran's going to have a nuclear weapon very soon. We have to go and attack.

Am I wrong to interpret that as overtly sarcastic?

Like he is making an off handed remark that the nuclear weapon thing has always been a bs justification toattack another country?