Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott told Americans that it was “unfortunate” that rising prices would continue, a message that went viral.
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“I think unfortunately, prices are going to go up for a while before this is over,” Sen. Rick Scott explain As the U.S.-Iran conflict continues, Americans face rising costs, including for natural gas.
“If this conflict is resolved positively, I think prices will fall further,” he said.
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You can watch the viral clip here.
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While the end of the fighting and the resulting price drops is obviously welcome news, Donald Trump has not made it clear when this “conflict” will end. On the one hand, Trump said the operation would last “four to six weeks,” and later said “the war is very complete, almost.” Trump, on the other hand, said this week that he would hit Iran harder if necessary. So, at this point, no one is really sure.
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Meanwhile, people are less than excited about what Senator Scott calls “unfortunately” rising prices, especially considering the man’s net worth is reportedly estimated to be over $500 million.
“Great mid-term message. Be inspired to get $500 million worth of people to deliver it,” one wrote.
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Another said: “Rich liars like Trump and Scott need you to sacrifice for their wars.”
People have also pointed out the hypocrisy since the Republican Party’s entire presidential campaign gambit was built on Trump’s vision of “keep prices down.”
“Trump in 2024: ‘When I win, I will lower prices immediately from day one.'”
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“Why are we talking about ‘during the Obama and Biden administrations’? I don’t want to hear that. Y’all talk about lowering prices. That’s the promise. Stop trying to push LMFAO.”
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“Hello Democrats: Start playing this ad 25,000 times.”
“The midterm elections are going to be huge at this point.”
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Finally, “You guys were played too hard.”
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Regardless, Trump had a different take on a group of supporters on Wednesday as natural gas prices rose.
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he explain“Under our policies, chicken, eggs, cheese, butter, potatoes and fresh fruit are much cheaper today than they were when I took office. Hotel prices, car prices and rental prices are also down significantly.”
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Readers: Please verify what your president is saying. While there are some exceptions, overall prices including groceries, the cost of new cars, hotels and rent have all increased during Trump’s second term.
So, what do you think?
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