Trump Torched For ‘Word Salad’ Answer To Supporter’s Very Valid Question

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Trump Torched For ‘Word Salad’ Answer To Supporter’s Very Valid Question

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was sharply criticized online after he gave a meandering answer devoid of substance to a supporter’s question about the cost of rent.

The former president

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on Wednesday and took questions from voters at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

“Out of eight children that I’m a father and a stepfather to, five of them are struggling, and I’m giving them part of my income on a regular basis,” said one voter, who had a “Trump 2024” patch on his vest.

“How are you going to make the economy — not just the food and electricity — but bring down the rent prices, the housing prices, so that these kids can survive without their parents’ help?”

Trump’s response included some of his best hits:

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, lying about

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and pledging to

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and boost domestic fossil fuel production.

This Trump supporter says his kids are struggling to pay rent and asks Trump what he’d do to bring down the cost of rent. The response is so unbelievably bad.

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— Read No Shortcuts (@JoshuaPHilll)

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But first, Trump kicked things off by celebrating that he probably has the support of “at least 99, perhaps 100% of” the people Fox News was speaking to at the event.

“We’re going to drill, baby, drill, we’re gonna bring down the cost of energy,” he went on, repeating one of his

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. “Energy’s what caused the worst inflation, I think, in the history of our country. Food prices are up 50%, sometimes more.”

“You look at bacon. Bacon has quadrupled. You can’t order bacon, you can’t order anything. We’re living horribly,” he continued. “We have the worst inflation we’ve probably ever had in our country, and it started because of energy. We’re gonna drill, baby, drill.”

He also threw in a hard-to-interpret comment about China.

“And then we’re gonna have China, and all of these countries that were treating us good when I was there … it took me a long time to get them to behave properly, all of these countries are gonna again,” he added.

(Bacon prices have not even doubled, let alone quadrupled, since Joe Biden has been president, and inflation is

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its highest rate in U.S. history.)

Commentators on social media trashed Trump’s response, calling it “word salad” and a “

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,” and accused him of disregarding a genuine question with rambling nonsense.

See some of the reactions below.

Trump supporter: What are you gonna do about bringing down the rent? How are we gonna bring down the rent so that the kids can survive?

Trump: Drill baby drill… Look at bacon… China…

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— Tara Raghuveer (@taraghuveer)

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I don’t care if you’re red-hat Maga or a blue haired ********, if you want a secure future in this country you have to realize this man has NOTHING. HE HAS NO ANSWERS.

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— TONY SNARK (@Yamscasino)

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this poor guy asked a valid question and had to listen to this used car salesman crook spew nonsense and *****.

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— Seasons Over Sign Soto (@TheBabyMets)

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Answering with “drill baby drill” to a concerned supporter asking about rising rent prices is about as asinine as it gets. Americans deserve better!

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— Derek Marshall for Congress (@DerekMarshallCA)

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I mostly feel courting right wing voters is a fool’s errand, but I think

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should take clips like this, post them, and then provide an actual answer. This man, as misguided as his choices or beliefs may be, has legitimate concerns we all share.

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— Vince Underwood (@VinceUnderwood)

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I genuinely feel bad for this guy. Setting aside the fact that he still, for now, supports Trump, people all over are having struggles like this man. He asked a real, earnest question about how he and his kids are going to survive and Trump treated him like a press op.

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— @alishagrauso.bsky.social (@AlishaGrauso)

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Basically just repeats that everything went up, was better 4 years ago, gotta bring it down, doesn’t say how, ramble ramble nonsense

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