Trump: Gas price is a «thousand times more important than a stroller or something»

Under pressure from the American public’s negative reactions to his tariff war with most countries, with the notable exception of Russia, Donald Trump, whose fortune topped $7 billion in January according to Bloomberg, is maintaining a defiant stance in the face of growing American criticism of his economic policy, particularly with regard to… the number of dolls and pencils American children should have.

In an interview with NBC News, the president reaffirmed comments made the previous week at a cabinet meeting marking his first 100 days in office, to the effect that little girls should make do with two dolls rather than 30… and even that they’ll cost more!

This time, he added the bonus that it would be enough for American children to own just five pencils.

While the president has launched a major tariff war against China, a move that is expected to cause major disruptions to store supplies in the US in the coming weeks, criticism is mounting of the billionaire president who has made a fortune for himself and his children since the start of his political adventures, but especially with the launch of his “meme coin” crypto-currency, which alone, according to the Financial Times, would have generated at least $350 million in revenue in just three weeks after its launch in January 2025.

Attempting to downplay the scale of the coming disruption to the homes of American families, Trump said, in response to a question about the effects of his tariffs on consumers:

«I don’t think that a beautiful baby girl needs… that’s 11 years old… needs to have 30 dolls.»

He then declared:

«They don’t need to have 250 pencils. They can have five.»

The president went on to say, regarding dolls and pencils, that he didn’t think there was any point in wasting money on useless stuff you don’t need.

He added that, in his eyes, it doesn’t matter if baby carriages and dolls become more expensive: the main thing is that the price of gas goes down.

He concluded:

«Thousand of times more important than a stroller or something.»

Asked about the anticipated duration of this tariff transition, Trump admitted he didn’t know the outcome, while assuring:

«We’re making a lot of money, we’re doing great.»

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