Axios’ Talev: ‘It’s Really Hard to Reduce Inflation Just by Talking About Stuff’

BERMAN So finally Margaret ░░░░░░░░ is becoming sort of ░░░░░░░░ semi obsession which is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is so ░░░░░░░░ on these government cuts ░░░░░░░░ focused on going after ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy so focused on ░░░░░░░░ after DEI but we ░░░░░░░░ t hear him talking ░░░░░░░░ inflation We don t ░░░░░░░░ him talking about day ░░░░░░░░ day economic matters Do ░░░░░░░░ have any sense of ░░░░░░░░ that could be when ░░░░░░░░ it s beginning to ░░░░░░░░ an impact on him ░░░░░░░░ the polls TALEV Because ░░░░░░░░ s really hard to ░░░░░░░░ inflation just by talking ░░░░░░░░ stuff And especially if ░░░░░░░░ re going to throw ░░░░░░░░ into the mix there ░░░░░░░░ it could be some ░░░░░░░░ term stresses on the ░░░░░░░░ that pulls it in ░░░░░░░░ other direction I think ░░░░░░░░ s moving the conversation ░░░░░░░░ where he wants it ░░░░░░░░ be in part because ░░░░░░░░ s very hard to ░░░░░░░░ the sort of positive ░░░░░░░░ results I mean eggs ░░░░░░░░ whatever a zillion dollars ░░░░░░░░ dozen now you know ░░░░░░░░ this stuff is really ░░░░░░░░ Turns out presidents can ░░░░░░░░ just wave a magic ░░░░░░░░ and change the pricing ░░░░░░░░ for everything for the ░░░░░░░░ that people consume BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ But people I think ░░░░░░░░ starting to wonder Why ░░░░░░░░ t you talking more ░░░░░░░░ me and my everyday ░░░░░░░░ We ll see if ░░░░░░░░ pivots a little bit ░░░░░░░░ the next few days ░░░░░░░░ as he gets to ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ his address to Congress ░░░░░░░░ Talev thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Great to see you ░░░░░░░░ morning.”