The ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ economy

这个 economy 表情符号表示一种无奈或困惑的态度,可以翻译为“这经济啊,真是让人哭笑不得”。

Today, Explained

2025-12-12

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Trump calls the idea of “affordability” a hoax. Nonetheless, he pressured the Fed to fix it. It's just one example of Trump prizing loyalty over economic expertise. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Dustin DeSoto, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. President Donald Trump during an event on inflation in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • President Trump has taken flack recently for not appearing to get that Americans think life is too expensive.

  • At a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was supposed to be about the economy,

  • he made fun of Joe Biden.

  • What state?

  • What state is it?

  • It's Pennsylvania.

  • Oh.

  • He ranted about immigration.

  • He reminisced.

  • He returned to old chestnuts.

  • You don't need $37 for your daughter.

  • Two or three is nice.

  • But he offered little in the way of acknowledgment.

  • They say affordability.

  • And everyone says, oh, that must mean Trump has high prices.

  • No, our prices are coming down tremendously.

  • When he's not denying the problem, Trump is often pinning the blame on his favorite target,

  • the Federal Reserve, for not cutting interest rates.

  • Trump has always dismissed technocrats.

  • In his second term, he's relying more on instincts than experts,