President Donald Trump hit back at the media aboard Air Force One as some reporters attempted to undermine what he has accomplished during the start of his administration, saying, “Democrats were destroying our country.”
“I think we have the greatest 100 days in the history of our country for that administration. We’re planning to do more. Uh, we’ve gotten rid of woke. We’re strengthening up our military. Think of it. Six months ago, we had the worst, uh, numbers in the history of our military for joining up — joining our military,” the president said.
“Now we have the best numbers we’ve ever had. Just think of that. It’s not even possible. Inflation’s down. All costs are down. Everything is down other than, as Tristan said, the, uh, thing that you carry the babies around in. But that’s up 3%. Uh, energy’s down. Gas is down. Nobody’s ever seen anything — far ahead of schedule. The Democrats were destroying our country,” he said.
“So people that were paying a lot for groceries, they’re paying a lot less. And, uh, interest rates are even down. You know, we have a very stubborn Fed, but Mitch — I mean, Fitch and [Inaudible], uh, that’s, that’s okay, but interest rates are down, mortgage rates are down. Been pretty amazing. So we’ve done, I think — I — I don’t think there’s ever been a better opening 100 days,” President Trump said.
“We have a lot of fake polls when they interview Democrats, not Republicans, but, uh, beating more Democrats. I had a pollster that said to me — A legitimate pollster, John McLaughlin, top person. He said he’s never seen polls that were so fake before where they overweigh the Democrats. And I only bring that up because I think it’s something that should be said,” the president said before tearing into the media.
“It’s a shame how dishonest the media is. The media is corrupt and they’re dishonest, and they’re so bad for our country. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you,” he said.
In another recent interview, President Trump teased two potential successors — Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio — when asked about the 2028 presidential race.
In a wide-ranging interview aired on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump largely remained tight-lipped on who he preferred. The commander-in-chief also said he is “not looking” to seek a third term in office.
“It’s far too early to say that. But you know, I do have a vice president … and JD’s doing a fantastic job. I don’t want to get involved in that. I think he’s a fantastic, brilliant guy. Marco is great. There’s a lot of them that are great,” he added. “We have a lot of good people in this party,” Trump said.
Trump has joked with the concept in the past but has stated that he is not serious about seeking a third term, which would require either repealing the 22nd Amendment or exploiting a succession gap.
“I will say this. So many people want me to do it. I have never had requests so strong as that. But it’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do,” Trump admitted.
“I’ll be an eight-year president. I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,” he added. “This is not something I’m looking to do. I’m looking to have four great years and turn it over to somebody, ideally a great Republican.”
Trump also spoke about the economy, arguing that it has been performing “strong” since he took office but cautioned that it would take some time to undo many of former President Joe Biden’s failures and inactions.
“I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy because he’s done a terrible job,” the president quipped. “He did a terrible job on everything, from his autopen – which I’m sure he knew nothing about, some of the things he was supposedly signing.”
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