Mike Johnson Makes Desperate Attempt to Spin Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Comment

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U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by the Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, speaks during a lunch with the Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 16, 2026.https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DUPE6T5TKJDPFFAYXED3RL6UK4.JPG?auth=836d611379cd470739f347fa4171d5d16e3eb4f95f84d847d26587369ec76926&smart=true&width=3566&height=2006" />
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Trump lackey Mike Johnson has made an admirably ridiculous attempt to spin one of his boss’s more eyebrow-raising comments about his abject economy.

The House Speaker went on CNN Wednesday to clean up after President Donald Trump told reporters at a White House signing ceremony that he loved the latest inflation numbers—on the same day data showed the Consumer Price Index had risen 4.2 percent over the past year and spiked 0.5 percent in May alone, the fastest pace in more than three years.

Asked by reporters if he was concerned about the surge in prices, Trump was unequivocal. “No, I love it.

The numbers were great,” he said.

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