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Donald Trump: “When I inherited the country from sleepy Joe Biden, the…”

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President Trump Gaggles with Press on Air Force One, Nov. 14, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 06:03

But and to a large extent, the countries themselves pick up the jab, the companies pick up the jab. And I find that based on inflation, we have virtually no inflation. When I inherited the country from sleepy Joe Biden, the inflation, it was the highest inflation in the history of our country for at least 48 years. They used 48. I said it was the history we don't have. We have now a low inflation going to be very soon even lower, but we'll get some of the prices down a little bit, which will bring them down to a new level. (06:03–06:15)

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Asserts that inflation was at a historic high when he took office.

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