When a supporter asked Trump a prescreened question about addressing inflation, he offered a lengthy answer. Since voters are so concerned about policy positions, I simply printed it in full. Hope it’s illuminating. Gift link: wapo.st/4eK0Zym

Column | Here’s how Donald Trump would lower grocery prices

During Donald Trump’s town hall in Pennsylvania, an attendee asked about grocery bills and inflation. Here is Trump’s response in its entirety.

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According to my research, the answer is, "because many executives are narcissistic clowns who see themselves as gods and so make decisions based on their warped emotional needs rather than on data and reason." (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/b...

Executives and Research Disagree About Hybrid Work. Why?

Companies like Amazon have required a return to the office five days a week despite findings showing benefits to employers that allow some remote days.

Um, ok.

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@nytimes.com I mean, the attacks just “marked” them, who knows who is responsible?

Frankly, they do better interviews.

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New: Major newspapers are giving Trump’s federal criminal indictment a fraction of the coverage they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server in 2016 www.mediamatters.org/new-york-tim...

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