Trump astonishes news hosts with major admission: 'In-kind contribution to Democrats'

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough and other panelists on "Morning Joe" were astonished by President Donald Trump's admission that he does not think about the impact of the Iran war on Americans' finances.

Fuel prices have hit a four-year high due to Irans closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the 79-year-old president was asked whether the affordability crisis motivated him to reach a deal to end the way, but Trump told reporters, 'I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation, I don’t think about anybody – I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon."

Scarborough and the others on set agreed those comments would certainly be featured in Democratic campaign ads this fall.

"I mean, really – comeon," Scarborough said. "Like, Democrats are nowgoing, 'Wait, is he, is he saying that openly?' I mean, this is this is thenightmare of the 'America first' [movement]who just said, 'Oh, we don'twant to get involved in over,you know, worry about us hereat home and all of the people.'Tulsi Gabbard that said, 'Hewill never get you into wars, he will worry about you, hewill never do this, he willworry about you.' JD Vance thesame – you can go down the listof everybody."

Nearly three in four Americans say they're concerned about inflation and the soaring cost of living, and Scarborough said Trump had shot himself in the foot on that issue.

"This isn't Democrats saying it, it's not independents – it'severybody saying it, man," Scarborough said. "Like70 percent of Americans, 75 percent of Americans say everything coststoo much. We're in aterrible situation, and thepresident picks that day to goout there while he's worriedabout golden arches and he'sworried about golden ballrooms, and we find out about this Trump gold phone scam, well,you know, and he's worriedabout crypto and he's worriedabout their family makingbillions and billions of dollars and says, 'Yeah, well,you know, we're doing great,but we don't really care abouthow you and your family aredoing.'"

Co-host Jonathan Lemire said the president had handed Democrats a weapon to use against Republicans seeking to hold onto their congressional majorities.

"I've never run for office," Lemire said, "but if I were to, and thestandard bearer for my opponent'sparty were to say that, it wouldfeature prominently in everycampaign ad, and it certainlythat was an in-kindcontribution to Democrats therefrom President Trump, andyou're right, we're going to gothrough it. The poll numbersare catastrophic for Trump and Republicans, particularly onhis handling of the economy,which was supposed to be astrength."

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