Let’s Learn How To Speak ‘Democrat’
By Issues & Insights Editorial Board | February 19, 2025
After President Donald Trump was elected, we published a semi-whimsical list of what would be “out” and “in” after his victory as the left instantly switched gears (“What’s In And What’s Out After Trump’s Stunning Victory”). On that list:
- Out: The economy is doing great!
- In: Why hasn’t Trump fixed the economy yet??
Over the weekend, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries proved us right.
“Donald Trump and Republicans consistently promised that they were going to lower the high cost of living, and they’ve done the exact opposite,” Jeffries said. “They’ve shown no interest in lowering costs in the United States of America, which are too high.”
He said the Trump administration has broken its promise and accused it of having “no interest in improving the quality of life of hard-working American taxpayers.”
For Jeffries of all people to attack Trump for not lowering “the high cost of living” or “improving the quality of life” for Americans shows just how detached he and his fellow Democrats are from reality.
It was Jeffries himself who, just a few months ago, was endlessly bragging about how great the economy was under Joe Biden, and how hard-working Americans were benefitting.
“Wages are up and inflation is down. President Biden continues to build a healthy economy from the middle out and the bottom up,” he posted on X last March.
“The Biden economy has created more than 15 million jobs in under four years. That’s more than the last three Republican Presidents. Combined,” he posted in April
Like most Democrats, Jeffries said the problem was just one of messaging. “We have to do a better job of laying out the facts,” he said in May. “That the economy has dramatically improved under the leadership of President Joe Biden.”
None of it was remotely true.
Now, he’s complaining that Trump, in his first month in office, hasn’t solved all the problems he inherited from Biden.
Jeffries is hardly the lone Democrat speaking with a forked tongue these days. The corporate media are also demanding Trump end the inflationary problem they spent four years denying was a problem.
And, inflation is hardly the only issue where Democrats have attempted to perform similar feats of linguistic legerdemain. After four years of celebrating every time Joe Biden defied the Supreme Court, they are now screaming “Constitutional Crisis!” because of what they think Trump will do should the courts rule against him.
And Democrats wonder why they can’t connect with voters these days. Who can understand what they’re saying?
Here’s an idea: Try using words that are even remotely connected with the truth.
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