JM Rieger
@riegerreport
Senior Digital Reporter, MS NOW • jm.rieger@versantmedia.com • Signal: jmrieger.01
Trump on inflation: Sept. 27, 2024: "Starting on Day One, we will end inflation" July 27, 2026: "I haven't been here very long. I inherited the worst inflation in history" At the time, the annual inflation rate was 3.5%, up from 3.0% when Trump was sworn in.
Over 9 million student loan borrowers are now in default apnews.com/article/stud...
By July 14, the 7-day moving average had again declined to 0.00 ships. That day, Trump said: "I don't think anybody should be able to charge a fee for the Strait."
Trump on the cost of the renovation: April 23: $1.5 million May 4: $1.9 million May 27: $10-12 million June 22: "I spent..probably $10 million..they say 16, but a lot of that is workers that work for the same thing"
Vance on June 22, 2025: "This is not going to be some long, drawn out thing...we've done the job of setting their nuclear program back" Vance on June 15, 2026: "We have the cards, and if they don't honor the commitment, we'll figure out what to do"
Trump in 2015: "We're letting them -- how about this one: self-police. They are going to tell us whether or not they're building nuclear weapons" Trump in 2026: "Doesn't have to be [something enforceable]...[if they don't adhere] we're going to bomb the hell out of you"
On removing Iran's enriched uranium: Trump on May 21, 2026: "We're not going to let them have it" Trump on June 16, 2026: "You could make the case, why are you even bothering [getting it]"
Trump in Aug. 2024 after Biden added 2.8 million barrels to the reserve over the previous 4 weeks: "We have no strategic national reserves now. He's emptied it. It's almost empty."
Ten Trump administration officials reported financial interests in SpaceX or xAI worth at least $9.9 million and as much as $43.8 million, according to their most recent public financial disclosures. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is not moving forward with the anti-weaponization fund. BLANCHE: We are not moving forward with the fund, period... MENG: Not moving forward ever? BLANCHE: Correct.
Trump on Iran in May: May 7: "I believe they want the deal more than I do" May 14: "They can make a deal or they get annihilated" May 30: "I'd like to say I'm in a hurry...but if you're going to be in a hurry, you're not going to make a good deal"
Private-sector spending on data center construction in the US has outpaced public spending on transportation for the first time www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump ordered an investigation of Miles Taylor in April 2025 via executive action. Trump suggested John Brennan may have to "pay a price" the same day that an investigation into Brennan was reported.
June 2016: "Hillary Clinton has perfected the politics of personal profit." April 2025: *Commercial airs on Fox News with Trump selling "God Bless the USA Bible"* November 2025: *Commercial airs on Fox News for Trump watches*
"American officials did not learn of the outbreak until Thursday...almost a month after the first person died...in part because samples were taken to the national lab in Congo at the wrong temperature. That task previously would have been managed by USAID" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/h...
Blanche on May 19: "I don't think it's the attorney general's job to encourage commissioners to do or not do anything." Blanche on Feb. 12, 2025: "[Anybody who commits violence against police] should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
Over the first 3 months of 2026, President Trump made thousands of stock trades totaling at least $220 million. A review of his public remarks following reporting from Popular Information reveals Trump often promoted companies after buying their stock. My latest for @ms.now
"For the first time in three years, inflation is outstripping growth in Americans’ paychecks. ... April marked the first time inflation topped year-over-year growth in average hourly earnings since April 2023" www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
