Trump Explains This 'Significant' Campaign Pledge With A Not-So-'Simple' Word Salad
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The president-elect said that his "retribution will be through success" before turning to a word he "started using."
Donald Trump broke out his signature weave this weekend as he turned to discussing grocery prices when pressed about his vow to “go after” President Joe Biden in his second White House term (You can check out his word salad in the clip below).
The president-elect, who sat down with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday, was asked about a “significant” pledge he made on his Truth Social platform where he said he’d appoint a “real” special prosecutor to go after “the most corrupt president in the history of the USA.”
Trump, who initially questioned “where” he made the pledge, told Welker that his “retribution will be through success” when asked whether he’d really go after the president.
“I’m looking to get — bring prices down. I won on two things, the border and more than immigration. You know, they like to say immigration. I break it down more to the border but I won on the border and I won on groceries,” said Trump, who also claimed he “can’t guarantee” if his tariffs will cost Americans more.
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