President Donald Trump is perfectly happy with the state of the U.S. economy under his watch, even as everyday Americans grow increasingly frustrated with the high cost of living.
Asked about how he would grade his performance on the economy in an interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns on Monday, Trump replied: “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus.”
When Burns brought up a Trump supporter she spoke to who said she’s worried about the economy and felt not enough was being done to bring down prices, the president did not seem to empathize with her.
“What you have to understand, the word affordability. I inherited a mess. I inherited a total mess. Prices were at an all-time high when I came in. Prices are coming down substantially,” Trump said. “Prices are all coming down. It’s been 10 months. It’s amazing what we’ve done.”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacted to Trump’s self-assessment during an interview with CNN’s “The Source.”
