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Donald Trump: “We inherited a mess. And part of what we inherited was the…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Signs an Executive Order, Dec. 18, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 33:12

Well, it's not going to be that much different from what I did last night. I mean, we've had tremendous success. We're bringing prices down. We inherited a mess. And part of what we inherited was the worst inflation in 48 years. I say history, but we had the worst inflation. It drove prices up, and now we're bringing those prices down. But I'll be talking about that. (33:12–33:20)

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