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spooky3

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1. John Heilmann on Nicole's show failed the false equivalency test

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 06:10 PM

Jul 15

He claimed that Trump may eventually be blamed for inflation “just as Biden was”, without pointing out, as you did, there’s a BIG difference. The 2022 inflation was the result of Trump’s poor handling of the pandemic and worldwide inflation trends. In fact, our inflation rate was lower than that in many other nations, and definitely not attributable to bad actions by Biden. According to many expert economists, current inflation and expected future inflation are directly traceable to tariffs and the debt created by BBB—directly tied to Trump’s actions.

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Trump's approval rating on inflation compared to Biden's [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 15 OP

John Heilmann on Nicole's show failed the false equivalency test spooky3 Jul 15 #1

Didn't see that part senseandsensibility Jul 15 #2

there's a BIG difference elleng Jul 15 #4

This could bode badly for Trump EarlG Jul 15 #3

Right. senseandsensibility Jul 15 #6

This will eventually catch up to his overall approval rating. By the fall it will be in the high 30s everyonematters Jul 15 #5

Isn't it almost at that now? senseandsensibility Jul 15 #7

Mid to low 40s everyonematters Jul 16 #8