Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlowe and Breitbart Finance Editor-in-Chief John Carney say Donald Trump's 2024 campaign will be driven by the disruption caused by President Joe Biden's open borders and the inflation caused by Bidennomics. He said he is focusing on two issues: disasters. explained He spoke in a wide-ranging interview with FOX Business host Larry Kudlow on Thursday.
The discussion focused on a number of revelations made in an exclusive sit-down interview with Trump by Marlowe and Breitbart Washington bureau chief Matthew Boyle.
How Democratic “laws” gave President Trump momentum in 2024
Kudlow opened the conversation with Breitbart by claiming that if Trump wins the election, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith.
“I think what the president was trying to convey to us in the interview is that he feels the gag effort is completely inappropriate,” Marlowe explained. “They have an all-out attack on him, but he doesn't have the ability to defend himself.”
Marlowe noted that President Trump was particularly keen to convey former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's role in the January 6 chaos.
“What he wanted to reiterate to all of us is that he offered Nancy Pelosi 10,000 troops on January 6th, and Pelosi turned it down,” Marlowe said. Ta. “And he thinks Jack Smith doesn't want him to say that publicly. That's why he said flatly that if I had the chance, I would do that to this guy. But he pointed it out to me out of the blue, hoping we could print it, and we did. ”
Kudlow also noted that Trump told Breitbart that he felt Smith was “losing momentum.”
“[Trump] “We believe Mr. Smith is engaging in tactics that he believes are unethical because the political fight is failing,” Marlowe said. “And he thinks his popularity is increasing as this political persecution, or what he calls weaponization, increases, and I think that's definitely true. I think a lot of Americans I think I speak for the entire country on that day when the Biden administration was rummaging through President Melania Trump's underwear drawer for state secrets, something that would have been truly absurd in any other era. did.”
On August 9, 2022, local law enforcement officers are seen outside former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, following a “raid” by FBI agents the day before. It will be done. (Giorgio Vieira/AFP via Getty Images)
Kudlow also claimed that “the excesses of the Jack Smiths of the world and all the lawsuits” “catapulted” Trump to his current dominant position in the 2024 polls.
Marlowe is New York Times' best selling books defeat biden Exploring the controversy surrounding the current president, he said he was “very pessimistic” about Republicans' chances of regaining the White House after the 2020 election, but now sees Trump “in the lead.” explained. But the real question, he warned, is how potential large-scale technology manipulation, Democratic legislation and other “community organizing” tactics could affect the outcome. .
“The big question … is what will happen to Democratic voting efforts in terms of their ability to manipulate with big technology and their ability to get uninterested people to submit their ballots and stuff them into ballot boxes.” Marlowe asked. “How much of that is happening? How much of a role will community organizing and legislation play in this election? That may be questioned. There is no question that I support it.”
Biden embraces 'bad terminology' coined by detractors
Kudlow cited Trump's belief that Bidennomics is a “bad term for Biden.” Carney reminded Kudlow that the term was actually invented by conservatives and later adopted by Biden.
“We started calling it Bidennomics,” Carney explained. “Firstly, it was just an extension of Bidenflation. We were trying to point out that Bidenflation and Bidennomics are closely related. He was trying to make it his own. , tried to say, “Yes, Bidennomics.” that's great. 'But it didn't work. In fact, the popularity of his economic policies continues to decline. This is his worst point in all polls…his popularity is at 39 percent, but his economic approval rating has fallen to around 33 percent. ”
President Joe Biden speaks at an economic event at Tioga Marine Terminal on Friday, October 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Joe Lamberty/Getty Images)
Kudlow said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre “denounced the Trump tax cuts and how to reduce the deficit,” even though the budget deficit has now doubled to nearly $3 trillion. “He is still making statements about whether it is true or not.”
“It all goes back to the original sin of the Biden administration: the American Rescue Plan,” Carney argued. “They came in and quickly spent $2 trillion that we didn't need. It set a very high baseline. Yes, they now say, 'Oh, we spend $2 trillion every year. It's not like we're using anything extra.” Therefore, we reduced the budget. ” That’s nonsense. ”
Will the Fed “goose the economy for Biden”?
Kudlow was particularly interested in President Trump's comments to Breitbart that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell could play a key role in Biden's re-election.
“Trump believes that Fed Chairman Jay Powell will disrupt the economy for Biden this year,” Kudlow said.
“He's not alone in believing there will be a rate cut,” Carney said. “What he's saying is that one of his motives is to help Biden remove Trump from office.”
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks after President Joe Biden announces Powell's nomination for a second term as Federal Reserve Chairman on November 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) )
Indeed, as Carney reports in detail, Breitbart Business Digestthe stock market strongly believes there will be multiple interest rate cuts this year, despite data showing the economy is not responding to Fed tightening and is actually accelerating again.
As Carney pointed out in Thursday's article, Breitbart Business Digest:
[A] Cutting rates early this year could be very risky, as the Fed could cut rates just before a resurgence in inflation. More explosively, the Fed could find itself in the unenviable position of having to cut rates in an election year and then raise them after the election.
It seems increasingly unlikely that President Joe Biden will win re-election, which would be bad enough. Donald Trump has already predicted in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News that the Fed will cut interest rates to keep Biden in power. An election-year cut, subsequent rise in inflation, and a new rate hike cycle would strengthen the view that the Fed is acting politically motivated.
“Jawbone” and “Jockey” Jay Powell
Mr. Carney reminded Mr. Kudlow, who served as director of the National Economic Council in the Trump administration, that Mr. Trump had a rocky relationship with Mr. Powell in the past.
“Mr. Trump gave Mr. Powell a very hard time. I remember. You were in the White House when this happened,” Carney said.
“That said, during the pandemic, he said Jay Powell was at his best when he was down to zero,” Kudlow quipped.
“Maybe someone could send that memo to Powell, because I'm sure he'll remember it, and it would be good for Powell to see Trump become president,” Carney said. Because it's not.”
Mr. Carney speculated that Mr. Trump was unlikely to reappoint Mr. Powell as Fed chairman if he won in November, and Mr. Trump told Breitbart that Mr. Powell was “not his choice; “It was,” he said. [Treasury Secretary] Steve Mnuchin was the one who forced it on him. That was his way of saying he regretted what he did. ”
Marlowe argued that Trump's claims about Powell in the Breitbart interview were significant.
“He hinted to me in an interview that he thought Jay Powell was a politician and could do the job,” Marlowe explained. “And Trump bragged about making him work (Trump's word was 'jawbone') and making him change his strategy based on political pressure. This is a very subtle and important dig for Powell, and it could set up a lot of the framework for next year. ”
“I think there's a point to that,” Kudlow agreed. “As I said, I was in the White House when all the mess was going on. And you know, Mr. Trump is the classic salesman.”
President Donald Trump watches as Federal Reserve Chairman candidate Jerome Powell takes to the stage during a press conference in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2017. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
President Trump wants to expand MAGA base
Kudlow was impressed by Trump's statement to Breitbart that he intends to expand his support base by campaigning aggressively in states such as New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Minnesota and New Mexico. I received it.
“Looking at the poll numbers, it appears that the so-called Biden coalition of young Hispanics and African Americans is disintegrating,” Kudlow said. “And if Trump increases the strength of the Republican Party, it could be successful.”
“I think he's very fired up and he sees some avenues in certain states,” Marlowe explained. “We know that Biden is not doing well with Muslim voters in states like Michigan and Minnesota. We also feel like some working-class Republicans are rising up in states like Virginia and New Jersey. Trump flew out of New York. I'm sure it was some pro-Trump troll, but I was very happy to hear him say that. He held a rally at Madison Square Garden. We’re talking about opening up.”
Borders and economy are Trump's 'essential' issues
As for the issues fueling this campaign, Kudlow said President Trump's “bread and butter” issues remain borderline, but the state of the economy is a close second.
An aerial view of thousands of migrants waiting to be processed at a U.S. Border Patrol transit center in Eagle Pass, Texas, on December 19, 2023. Most of them are wearing thermal blankets. In recent weeks, a massive surge of migrants illegally crossing the Rio Grande has overwhelmed U.S. border officials. (John Moore/Getty Images)
“You must know the president well,” Marlowe said. “Because he specifically said about borders and the economy.” [are] The top two things on his mind. He believes there are efforts to encourage mass immigration to the country. He says other countries are also emptying their mental hospitals and asylums and sending all their worst people to America. He is going to work very hard on this issue. It's going to be incredibly intense, and he has all the evidence to suggest that Biden has opened up this issue. [border] I believe in an unimpeachable method. ”
“And next on his list is the economy,” he added. “Those are the top two things that came up over and over again in our time together.”
Kudlow asks Carney if Trump's claim to Breitbart that he doesn't think Joe Biden or Kamala Harris will be the Democratic nominee is meant to be a “joke” or does he really think so? I asked him if he was.
“I think he thinks that if Democrats were rational, they would try to find a better candidate than the one they have. That's part of predicting the outcome,” Carney said. “If I were a Democrat, I would focus on Joe Biden's weaknesses and scramble to find a replacement. I don't think we'll be able to do that before the election.”
“How could they? They're not going to put anyone else on the ballot,” Kudlow quipped. “Biden won’t get Republicans to vote, much less Democrats.”
Read more about Breitbart News' exclusive interview with Donald Trump here.
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