Ben Meiselas (host)

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1,511 appearances 9 recordings 1 series first heard Sep 2025 last heard 2 Jun

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And if we were to look at all imported goods, imported goods inflation is below the inflation number.

The inflation number, you mean?

The PCE number, which is about 2.9%, imported goods inflation is about 1.8%.

It's the service economy that's generating inflation, which actually has nothing to do with tariffs.

Okay, going back to Treasury Secretary Scott Besant right here.

He's asked again about Donald Trump saying affordability is a con job.

Here, play this clip.

We hear from, for example, the president when he says that affordability is a con job by Democrats.

That seems to...

just not be resonating with consumers that have been polled by CBS.

60% of Americans polled by this network told us President Trump makes prices and inflation sound better than they really are.

And his approval rating in the economy is now down to 36% in our latest poll.

On inflation, approval is even lower, 32%.

Don't you need to show that

You feel the pain?

Well, Margaret, I think the president's frustrated by the media coverage of what's going on.

Yeah, but I think the average Americans, they are hearing a lot of it from media coverage.

And I will tell you that affordability has two components.

There's inflation and then there's real incomes.

Real incomes are up about 1%.

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