While successful Las Vegas connected Thursday to beforehand his "No Tax connected Tips" argumentation and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act helium signed into law, Donald Trump seemed confused erstwhile speechmaking the publication connected who precisely his policies would benefit.
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"The Great Big Beautiful Bill besides slashed taxes connected millions of American tiny businesses, including restaurants, adust cleaners, country stores—" helium said successful a now-viral clip.
He looked up. "What is simply a country store? I’ve ne'er heard that term."
"I cognize what a country store is, but I’ve ne'er heard it described a country store," helium said, earlier demanding, "Who the hellhole wrote that, please?"

Uhhhhh...

Hmph.

I don't know, possibly a non-billionaire American who shops astatine 1 of the galore "corner stores" sitting connected US thoroughfare corners and portion malls today????

Oh, right. Donald Trump is worth 6.5 cardinal dollars. Why would he, the person of our country, the alleged large champion of the mediate class, person of McDonald's, cognize what a country store is?

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Beats me!

Sigh.

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You tin ticker the clip here.
Trump: "Millions of American tiny businesses, including country stores. What is simply a country store? I've ne'er heard that term. I cognize what a country store is but I've ne'er heard it described-- a country store. Who the hellhole wrote that?" pic.twitter.com/meTSMHxdX0
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 17, 2026C-SPAN / @atrupar / Via c-span.org
Online, radical had galore reactions, my favorites including:
"In interaction with America."

"Man of the people."

And, "Headline: Man of the people. Champion of the moving class. President Dr. Jesus questions the beingness of country stores."

Others called him "out of touch," which like, ya, fair.

Personally, each I could deliberation of was Lucille Bluth.

So I permission you with this.
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