Trump Just Said The Quiet Part Loud When Reporters Asked Him About Potential Tariff-Driven Shortages And Empty Shelves

" Well , perhaps the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls , and mayhap the two dolls will be a couple of bucks more . "

Since President Trump’s April 2 announcement of sweeping tariffs on imported goods from over 180 countries, Americans have been anxiously watching the economy. Now, there arefearsthat his policies will lead to product shortages and empty store shelves in the coming months.

CNN : A radical of CEOs of the top American retail merchant , Walmart , Target , Home Depot , and Lowe ’s had a private confluence with Trump on Monday . They were warning of empty shelf in American stores as soon as this summer because of Trump ’s actionspic.twitter.com/3bhpuGGFxc

Publicly, Trump hasinsistedthat China and other countries facing tariffs from the United States would pay for the increased costs.Economic analystsandbig businesses like Best Buy and Target, however, warn that tariffs (akaimport taxes) will raise prices for Americans.

MORAN : 145 % tariffs on China – TRUMP : Yeah . That ’s in effect . They merit itMORAN : It ’ll upraise damage on everything from electronics to clothing to build housesTRUMP : China probably will eat those tariffspic.twitter.com/mgubqxh7gs

Well, on Wednesday, Trump took questions from reporters and seemed to admit that the tariffs would drive up prices and limit the supply of goods in American stores.

Trump on China : " They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us clobber . Much of it we do n’t demand . Somebody said , ' oh , the ledge are gon na be loose . ' Well , maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 doll , and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of sawbuck more . “pic.twitter.com/6gVbGQ6oJ2

Plus, many Americans are already feeling pinched after weathering pandemic-driven inflation. According to Bankrate’s most recent consumer survey data,only 41%of Americans have enough savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense.

And those emergency expenses will likely go up, since the tariffs arepoisedto raise prices on everything from healthcare and home repairs to car parts and electronics.

From "Elect me and I will lower the prices so fast it will make your head spin" to "boohoo, baby's toys cost more money. Cry about it!"

I think Trump trivializes the consequences of his trade policy. It is not superfluous toys that are at stake, but often basic necessities. He casually downplays these difficulties, and that is deeply irresponsible

Tweet by Mike Drucker: "Your family will have less, but it'll be more expensive" is definitely a solid economic pitch. Includes screenshot of Trump speaking

Trump standing in his gold covered apartment captioned "much of it we don't need"

“Maybe the children will have two healthy meals per month instead of 30”

Social media user critiques Trump's comment on doll quantity, suggesting focus on preventing cuts to school lunch programs for children's welfare

Comment: "30 dolls to 2 dolls implies a 1400% price increase." from a top commenter

It’s a doll, Michael. What could it cost, $1200?

I found the war on christmas

Since President Trump’s April 2 announcement of sweeping tariffs on imported goods from over 180 countries, Americans have been anxiously watching the economy. Now, there arefearsthat his policies will lead to product shortages and empty store shelves in the coming months.#

Publicly, Trump hasinsistedthat China and other countries facing tariffs from the United States would pay for the increased costs.Economic analystsandbig businesses like Best Buy and Target, however, warn that tariffs (akaimport taxes) will raise prices for Americans.#

Well, on Wednesday, Trump took questions from reporters and seemed to admit that the tariffs would drive up prices and limit the supply of goods in American stores.#

Plus, many Americans are already feeling pinched after weathering pandemic-driven inflation. According to Bankrate’s most recent consumer survey data,only 41%of Americans have enough savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense.#

And those emergency expenses will likely go up, since the tariffs arepoisedto raise prices on everything from healthcare and home repairs to car parts and electronics.#

Since President Trump’s April 2 announcement of sweeping tariffs on imported goods from over 180 countries, Americans have been anxiously watching the economy. Now, there arefearsthat his policies will lead to product shortages and empty store shelves in the coming months.

Publicly, Trump hasinsistedthat China and other countries facing tariffs from the United States would pay for the increased costs.Economic analystsandbig businesses like Best Buy and Target, however, warn that tariffs (akaimport taxes) will raise prices for Americans.

Well, on Wednesday, Trump took questions from reporters and seemed to admit that the tariffs would drive up prices and limit the supply of goods in American stores.

Plus, many Americans are already feeling pinched after weathering pandemic-driven inflation. According to Bankrate’s most recent consumer survey data,only 41%of Americans have enough savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense.

And those emergency expenses will likely go up, since the tariffs arepoisedto raise prices on everything from healthcare and home repairs to car parts and electronics.