Trump on Tackling Inflation: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’

RIEGER Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ to New Hampshire to ░░░░░░░░ our questions My question ░░░░░░░░ regarding the economy Over ░░░░░░░░ past two years we ░░░░░░░░ seen the prices for ░░░░░░░░ skyrocket From food to ░░░░░░░░ to utilities and insurance ░░░░░░░░ many people s bills ░░░░░░░░ up several hundred dollars ░░░░░░░░ month including mine If ░░░░░░░░ president again what is ░░░░░░░░ first thing you would ░░░░░░░░ to help bring down ░░░░░░░░ cost to make things ░░░░░░░░ affordable Trump Drill baby ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause We ░░░░░░░░ energy independent We were ░░░░░░░░ going to be energy ░░░░░░░░ Nobody had ever done ░░░░░░░░ I did We got ░░░░░░░░ down to 1 87 ░░░░░░░░ it fell lower than ░░░░░░░░ in some cases we ░░░░░░░░ to save the oil ░░░░░░░░ if the price was ░░░░░░░░ so we were doing ░░░░░░░░ We had the greatest ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ country probably the greatest ░░░░░░░░ in the history of ░░░░░░░░ world we were energy ░░░░░░░░ soon to be energy ░░░░░░░░ We were going to ░░░░░░░░ bigger than Russia and ░░░░░░░░ Arabia put together times ░░░░░░░░ We have more liquid ░░░░░░░░ under our feet than ░░░░░░░░ other nation Any other ░░░░░░░░ And these stupid fools ░░░░░░░░ it and energy went ░░░░░░░░ 1 87 and even ░░░░░░░░ for gasoline for a ░░░░░░░░ they went from 1 ░░░░░░░░ to 5 6 7 ░░░░░░░░ and even 9 And ░░░░░░░░ electricity bills went through ░░░░░░░░ roof your heating bills ░░░░░░░░ through the roof and ░░░░░░░░ s what started inflation ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t stopped ░░░░░░░░ people are paying now ░░░░░░░░ bacon and eggs and ░░░░░░░░ two and three times ░░░░░░░░ it was just a ░░░░░░░░ while ago We created ░░░░░░░░ greatest economy in history ░░░░░░░░ big part of that ░░░░░░░░ was I got you ░░░░░░░░ biggest tax cuts in ░░░░░░░░ history of our country ░░░░░░░░ than the Reagan cuts ░░░░░░░░ than any Applause And ░░░░░░░░ Kaitlan also as you ░░░░░░░░ we got the biggest ░░░░░░░░ and regulatory cuts This ░░░░░░░░ was rocking and then ░░░░░░░░ were given a gift ░░░░░░░░ China China paid a ░░░░░░░░ price And let me ░░░░░░░░ you something I took ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of billions of ░░░░░░░░ of taxes from China ░░░░░░░░ prior to Covid coming ░░░░░░░░ and then I rebuilt ░░░░░░░░ economy again a second ░░░░░░░░ But we had prior ░░░░░░░░ Covid coming in from ░░░░░░░░ from Wuhan which I ░░░░░░░░ it came from Wuhan ░░░░░░░░ said Oh you re ░░░░░░░░ about that you re ░░░░░░░░ it came from Wuhan ░░░░░░░░ said it right from ░░░░░░░░ one So we had ░░░░░░░░ greatest economy in the ░░░░░░░░ Here s the story ░░░░░░░░ made energy so high ░░░░░░░░ energy is all invasive ░░░░░░░░ is massive as an ░░░░░░░░ and as cost It ░░░░░░░░ everything If you make ░░░░░░░░ no matter what you ░░░░░░░░ and we had inflation ░░░░░░░░ likes of which I ░░░░░░░░ we haven t had ░░░░░░░░ 52 years But I ░░░░░░░░ more than that we ░░░░░░░░ no inflation we had ░░░░░░░░ lowest energy prices we ░░░░░░░░ had in decades This ░░░░░░░░ was rocking and rolling ░░░░░░░░ by the way we ░░░░░░░░ the most secure border ░░░░░░░░ the history of our ░░░░░░░░ Applause)