Chuck Schumer: “A year ago, Donald Trump stormed into office on the promise…”

“When times are tough, he ignores reality and tries to convince people that everything's actually going great. This has never worked, and it's not going to work now. A year ago, Donald Trump stormed into office on the promise to lower costs, to fight for ordinary Americans to unrig a rigged system. He ran, in other words, as a populist who promised to drain the swamp and end inflation. But Donald Trump is not a populist. He's a posturer.” (05:48–05:56)

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