President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the Air Force One while he flies from West Palm Beach, Florida, en route to base the Andrews in Maryland, May 4, 2025, returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida.
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President Donald Trump still minimize the threat of supply shortages of his price – Even if it means fewer toys for American children.
“All I say is that a young woman, a 10 -year -old girl, a nine -year -old girl, a 15 -year -old girl, doesn't need 37 years dolls“Said Trump to journalists on board Air Force One Sunday.
“It could be very satisfied with two, three or four or five,” said Trump.
Comments are the third time in less than a week that the president has dismissed concerns about the impact on American consumers of his new steep prices ChinaAnd suggested that Americans should be comfortable with less things.
“I just say that (the Americans) don't need to have 30 dolls, they can have three,” said Trump “Meet the press” by NBC News Moderator Kristen Welker during an interview that broadcast on Sunday.
“They don't need to have 250 pencils,” he said. “They can have five.”
A few days earlier, Trump recognized during a Cabinet meeting That Americans could see empty shelves because of their prices.
But he insisted that China would have fought even more on the 145% rate which he imposed on imports of this nation.
“Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. So maybe the two dolls will cost a few dollars more than they would normally.”
Trump's comments have attracted a strong repression of criticisms that painted a billionaire table as disconnected from everyday Americans.
“Billionaires like Trump and (Elon) musk And have no idea what it means for a workers' family who tries to buy gifts for children or take care of the basic necessities “, Sen. Bernie SandersI-vt., said on cnn Last week.
“It is an incredible arrogance and ignorance from these people,” added Sanders.
Republican strategist Karl Rove On Sunday, Fox News told that Trump looks like “Mr. Scrooge” when he talks about the possibility of fewer toys for Americans because of his prices.
Trump retaliated to this Sunday later, writing on Social truth: “I don't need to have Karl Rove of Fox News to tell me what to do.”
