Trump's staggering press conference leaves analysts aghast: 'Dems just won the midterms'

Political experts were shocked on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he was not concerned about rising inflation numbers.

Trump signed the Secure America Act and began taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office when he was asked how inflation has now climbed to its highest level since 2023.

"No, I love it. I love the inflation," Trump said.

The president's comment sparked a wave of responses among analysts and politicians.

"And Democrats just won the midterms," Jessica Tarlov, co-host of Fox News show "The Five" and Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway, wrote on X.

"Trump really said, 'I love the inflation.' On camera. For all of America to hear. His contempt for you knows no bounds," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) wrote on X.

"Donald Trump just said 'I love the inflation,' while handing over another $70 billion to ICE thugs. This administration doesn’t care about working people," Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) wrote on X.

"'I love the inflation.' Woof," entrepreneur and political strategist Mike Nellis wrote on X.

"'I love the inflation.' He never cared about lowering costs for Americans," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) wrote on X.

"Trump on inflation: 'I love it.' People can't afford to feed their families. Your struggle is a joke to him," Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wrote on X.

"Imagine if a political reporter decided to treat Trump's brain-pudding ramblings seriously and wrote a story that led with 'President declares 'Love' for Inflation' and then asked prominent Republicans whether they also loved the 4.2% CPI increase," Stan Oklobdzija, UC Riverside assistant professor of public policy, wrote on Bluesky.

"Whomst among us doesn't love the inflation that knocks real wages down to where they started in January 2025," Ben Zipperer, economist at the Economic Policy Institute, wrote on Bluesky.