WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took his usual lies and political attacks to Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, making his Veterans Day remarks sound more like a rally speech.
“We were going in the wrong direction for a period of time, but we’ve never been hotter than we are right now,” he claimed, notwithstanding rising inflation and unemployment, while praising House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune for their “victory” over Democrats in the government shutdown.
“Congratulations to you and to John and to everybody on a very big victory. We’re opening up our country. Should have never been closed. Should have never been closed,” he said.
He lied about tariffs — “We’ve taken in trillions of dollars in tariffs” ― and energy costs — “Energy prices are way down.”
In fact, Trump’s trade war against the rest of the world has generated about $130 billion in new tariffs thus far, and every dime has been collected from Americans. None has been “taken in” from other countries. Gasoline prices are about the same as they were a year ago, while electricity costs are dramatically higher.
