Key Highlights
- President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Democrats for the partial government shutdown, as Republicans and Democrats have yet to reach a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding, while he also touted what he deemed as wins for his administration on issues such as the economy and crime.
- Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump boasted of "great financial numbers" such as low inflation and falling fuel prices."Great financial numbers, you saw low inflation, very low inflation.
- Prices are down.
- Way down.
- Gasoline is less than $2 a gallon in many places, which nobody expected to see," Trump said, although the national average for gas is closer to $3 and state averages in areas with the cheapest fuel still remain above $2.
