AXIOS (Mike Zapler) - Trump's inflation flippancy gifts Dems ready-made midterm ads
President Trump has been on a roll of rhetorical missteps that could come back to bite Republicans in the midterms. Why it matters: Trump has served up a platter of ready-made campaign ads to Democrats, suggesting he's fine with rising prices and unconcerned about Americans' financial struggles. Driving the news: Trump delivered three eye-popping quotes in the span of a month: - "I don't think about Americans' financial situation," he said on May 12. - Two weeks later, on May 27, Trump said , "I don't care about the midterms." - And when Trump was asked Wednesday about the latest inflation numbers showing a 4.2% rise in prices, he responded , "I love the inflation." The big picture: Michael Kinsley famously defined a gaffe as "when a…