Trump thanks ‘President T’ for falling gas prices
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump congratulated himself for falling oil prices. He chided the Federal Reserve over interest rates.
He claimed Central American countries are trying to dump “certain people” into the United States.
Trump’s Florida holiday stay ended Sunday with a visit to his golf club for the fifth day in a row, but his tweeting took no break.
The president patted himself on the back for a dip in petroleum prices, writing “thank you President T.” He also admonished the U. S. central bank over the cost of borrowing money.
In a separate tweet, he called on Mexico to stop caravans of Central American migrants from trying to reach the U.S. border. He blamed Democrats for creating the problem, demanding: “No crossings!”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, said on ABC’s “This Week” that the president should be taking responsibility for the situation.
“He controls the White House. His party controls the House and the Senate, and it is on them,” she said, arguing Trump should have worked more closely with Central American countries to prevent the caravans.
Trump also weighed in on the protests currently taking place in Paris, which were sparked by rising fuel taxes.
“The large and violent French protests don’t take into account how badly the United States has been treated on Trade by the European Union or on fair and reasonable payments for our GREAT military protection,” Trump wrote, adding: “Both of these topics must be remedied soon.”
Thousands of police have been deployed throughout France to contain the deadly demonstrations that have morphed from anger over the taxes into a rebuke of French President Emmanuel Macron and the perceived elitism of France’s ruling class.
After returning to Washington, the president will get back on Air Force One to visit Mississippi for two rallies Monday in support of GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is in a runoff Tuesday against Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman and agriculture secretary under President Bill Clinton.