Sen. Chris Murphy Connects Trump's Insanity To Higher Prices In Devastating Speech
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) laid it out for the American people. Donald Trump's insanity is why everything is costing you more.
It is time to connect the dots for those Americans out there who still don’t get it.
The reason why the price of everything from gas to groceries and utilities is higher is that Donald Trump made the insane decision to start a war with Iran.
It isn’t enough for Democrats to say Trump raised prices or that Trump is costing you more.
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Democrats need to connect Trump’s broken mind to the bad economy.
Sen. Chris Murphy spoke on the Senate floor and demonstrated exactly how to do it.
Murphy said:
Let’s just put this in real terms. If you’re a commuter in this country who has a longer than average commute, you are probably buying somewhere short of 1000 gallons a year in auto fuel. And so when the price jumps by $1, and it may soon jump by $2, that’s 1000 to $2,000 out of your pocket. Okay, 30 to 40% of American families are living paycheck to paycheck. 40% of American families have less than $400 in the bank in liquid assets ready to spend on an emergency like a car repair or an emergency medical bill. And so when you are spending $1,000 more every year just to fill up your tank. You go from being on the brink of financial crisis, into financial crisis. And again this isn’t bad luck. This isn’t a natural disaster. Donald Trump chose to increase gas prices in this country to $4.30 a gallon.
Senator Murphy was 100% correct. This was all done by choice. Trump could have chosen not to start a war with Iran. Trump could have chosen not to impose tariffs. Trump could have chosen to do something about rising prices, but he’s done nothing.
Murphy called Trump’s decision insane and showed how it is rippling through the economy.
