Trump ran on being younger, fitter, and smarter than Biden. He said he had the cure to all that ails the nation. And he would build a great America in six days before working even harder in the seventh — because unlike God, he didn't take days off. It was all flim flam. A chimera. The intellectual flatulence of a man whose self-belief is unsupported by any proof of ability.
Democrats have trashed Trump's claims — no surprise there. However, Trump's detachment from reality has become so acute that even the state media outlet Fox News is entertaining apostasy on its shows. And inviting guests who are not toeing the party line.
On Saturday morning, Podcast host and stockbroker Peter Schiff — host of The Peter Schiff Show — pointed out the obvious. He told Griff Jenkins, host of Fox and Friends Weekend, that Trump's economic policies will make life "more unaffordable" than under former President Joe Biden.
Trump, who, despite working 21 hours a day (according to an unbiased and well-evidenced analysis by Speaker Mike Johnson), still finds time to slip in a solid 12 hours of TV per diem, did not miss Schiff's prediction of 'worse-than-sleepy-Joe' economic carnage. He was not happy. And tried to find fault with Peter's position.
Jenkins started the segment by saying that Trump was about to set off on a "coast-to-coast tour on his economic agenda, an effort to sell his affordability message ahead of the 2026 midterms." He then introduced Schiff. And said:
He's [Trump] taking Trumanomics on the road. And it comes as we're learning from Axios reporting that minority leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are going all in on their affordability message. What's your take?
Schiff wasted no time getting to the point.
Well, you know, unfortunately, Trump economics has too much in common with Bidenomics.
You know, the biggest problem is the runaway government spending that is continuing under this administration.
So we're gonna have bigger deficits that the Fed is now gonna be funding with rate cuts. And I think a return to quantitative easing. And all that means is that life is gonna get a lot more unaffordable under Trump than it was under Biden.
Jenkins tried a lifeline.
But President Trump will be honing in on this tour about his fact that gas prices are lower, the billions of dollars of investment in energy and AI sectors, just a litany of things that he will do. Will Americans — will it resound with Americans?
Schiff swatted the gas price benchmark away while pointing out that one piece of good news doesn't make for a happy story.
Yeah, well, I mean, gas prices may be a little lower for now. I don't think they're gonna stay this low much longer.
But most other prices are higher. I mean, yes, they're not rising at nine percent a year yet, but they're continuing to rise. And so if people couldn't afford things before Trump was elected, those things are more expensive now. And I think that the inflation rate is going to accelerate, you know, as Trump's term progresses, and you know, the policies continue to impact prices.
Jenkins again tries to find a silver lining to Trump's storm clouds, saying that "wages are growing." However, he soon steps on his own optimism by pointing out that among Gen Z, 57% believe "that things are headed in the wrong direction for them, which is up from 6% last year." (I think he meant to say which is up 6% last year — no from)
The host and his guest then have a back-and-forth on the prospects of home buying for the young. Schiff blames high home prices on the government. He says the solution is therefore for the government to get out of the way. Which he claims will lead to "a reduction of 20%, 30% or more." Although, in the next breath, he adds
"That would create another financial crisis because now you'd have a lot of people defaulting on their mortgages because they no longer had home equity."
Call me confused. Does Schiff want lower house prices or not?
Regardless, as mentioned above, Trump took time out of his 147-hour workweek to post his take on Schiff's economic theories on Truth Social. As always, he based his rebuttal on ad hominem.
Why would Fox and Friends Weekend (of all things?) put on a "Stockbroker" named Peter Schiff, a Trump hating loser who has already proven to be wrong. Either the show made a mistake, or it is heading in a different direction.
Trump then lied.
He thinks prices are going up when, in fact, they are coming substantially down. Gasoline hit $1.99 a gallon yesterday, in certain states, and is down BIG since Biden. Other prices are almost all down. Biden caused the AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, I'M FIXING IT, along with everything else! Much of it, like the Border, is already fixed.
Facts: Oklahoma has the cheapest gas prices at $2.393 a gallon for regular. The prices for almost everything else have gone up. So to say "I'M FIXING IT" is what advertisers call 'puffery.' And clear thinkers call 'wishful thinking' or 'bullshit,' depending on their delicacy.
Mr Sunshine finished with another splash of vitriol.
Check out the "booker" who put this jerk on!
This invective may be a crowd-pleaser for the MAGAs. But many Americans would settle for making America civil again while they wait for a President who is up to the job.
