Peter Baker: Trump Said He Would Fight Inflation, Seal the Border, Bring Down Crime, But It’s All ‘Actually Already Fixed’

BAKER Here s one ░░░░░░░░ the paradoxes of Trump ░░░░░░░░ over at this time ░░░░░░░░ Toluse and Hans referenced ░░░░░░░░ in effect He said ░░░░░░░░ would fight inflation He ░░░░░░░░ he would seal the ░░░░░░░░ He said he would ░░░░░░░░ down crime All three ░░░░░░░░ those are actually already ░░░░░░░░ more or less Inflation ░░░░░░░░ back to normal Prices ░░░░░░░░ t come down and ░░░░░░░░ don t actually want ░░░░░░░░ to come down from ░░░░░░░░ they are now because ░░░░░░░░ gets you to deflation ░░░░░░░░ inflation DESJARDINS But people ░░░░░░░░ still feeling that There ░░░░░░░░ still a problem BAKER ░░░░░░░░ is a problem but ░░░░░░░░ problem is you can ░░░░░░░░ the solution to actually ░░░░░░░░ prices down is not ░░░░░░░░ what any economist would ░░░░░░░░ you do They would ░░░░░░░░ you to moderate the ░░░░░░░░ rate which has happened ░░░░░░░░ make wages go up ░░░░░░░░ is actually happening right ░░░░░░░░ border crossings now are ░░░░░░░░ a low point to ░░░░░░░░ they were when Trump ░░░░░░░░ office And crime which ░░░░░░░░ says is sky high ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ is actually at a ░░░░░░░░ long low So he ░░░░░░░░ in some ways is ░░░░░░░░ a situation very adverse ░░░░░░░░ what he said he ░░░░░░░░ going to be fixing ░░░░░░░░ it s already at ░░░░░░░░ place where he needs ░░░░░░░░ fix So therefore he ░░░░░░░░ to demonstrate progress So ░░░░░░░░ can do what he ░░░░░░░░ on building the wall ░░░░░░░░ he s not going ░░░░░░░░ bring those border numbers ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot further ░░░░░░░░ he has to go ░░░░░░░░ people who are already ░░░░░░░░ the country That s ░░░░░░░░ you hear him focus ░░░░░░░░ deportation because the border ░░░░░░░░ actually right now after ░░░░░░░░ s belated you know ░░░░░░░░ changes has actually kind ░░░░░░░░ been tightened at this ░░░░░░░░ Nichols So he can ░░░░░░░░ just declare victory right ░░░░░░░░ Yeah.”