Trump is running away from his high gas prices

Donald Trump's public appearances, including a White House Easter Egg Roll event, are characterized by incoherent speeches and immediate shifts to aggressive foreign policy threats. He threatened to 'annihilate Iran,' 'obliterate that country,' and destroy its infrastructure (bridges, power plants), dismissing concerns about war crimes by calling Iranians 'animals.' This behavior is noted as jarring, especially when juxtaposed with a children's event.

At the Easter Egg Roll, Trump transitioned from celebrating Jesus to threatening Iran within 60 seconds. He stated, 'We are obliterating that country... they'll have no bridges. They'll have no power plants. They'll have no anything.' When asked if striking infrastructure was a war crime, he responded, 'Because they killed 45,000 people... They're animals.'

The war in Iran has led to significant economic impacts, including surging gas and fertilizer prices, directly affecting American consumers and farmers. This economic strain is causing some Trump voters, who initially supported him based on promises of low inflation and peace, to express regret and dissatisfaction with his administration's actions.

The Secretary of Agriculture admitted that Trump's war in Iran caused fertilizer prices to surge, putting 20-25% of farmers at risk of bankruptcy. A news report cited the average gallon of gas at $4.12, the highest in four years, with crude oil surpassing $110 a barrel. Trump voters, including a three-time Air Force veteran, expressed being 'not impressed' and lacking clarity on the war's goals, while another veteran explicitly called Trump's threats 'war crimes.'

Under Trump's second term, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with thousands held in conditions described as harmful and traumatic. These conditions include inadequate medical care, poor food quality, and severe psychological distress among children.

The Marshall Project reported that ICE detained over 6,200 children during Trump's second term, a tenfold increase from the Biden administration's final year. Reports detail 'harmful conditions' such as worms and mold in food, foul-smelling water, and medical care complaints. Children experienced mental distress, including a 2-year-old hitting himself, potty-trained children wetting themselves, and a 13-year-old attempting suicide.

Donald Trump operates on a principle that repeated assertions, regardless of their factual basis, become 'true' through sheer repetition. This tactic is enabled by the silence and 'lemming-like' loyalty of many Republicans, who prioritize their titles and positions over principled criticism.

Chris Christie recounted Trump telling his wife, 'If you say something enough times, whether it's true or not, it becomes true.' Christie criticized Republicans, including Lindsey Graham, for being 'vapid, vacant human being[s]' who 'care more about the title than they do about doing the job they have,' failing to criticize Trump even for egregious statements.