“Americans must learn to adjust to a lower standard of living,”

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Trump’s return to MAGA rallies is a flop​



Sparse, unenthusiastic crowd, people contradicting him and asking awkward questions, and then the gem in the title:

“Americans must learn to adjust to a lower standard of living,”...“You can give up certain products. You can give up pencils…You don’t need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice.”

Can you believe he actually said that crap?

If he keeps that up he's gonna end up being the Democrats greatest ally for the midterms!!
 
Nordberg said:
Thaty is because the super wealthy will take the profits. Corporate profits have been at all-time highs. Have wages been? Of course not.
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Ayup. All through the inflation and economic troubles corporate profits have been hitting record year after year, CEO getting huge bonuses, companies buying back their own stock, etc, but the employees are getting nothing but the shaft.
 
Crepitus said:

Trump’s return to MAGA rallies is a flop​



Sparse, unenthusiastic crowd, people contradicting him and asking awkward questions, and then the gem in the title:

“Americans must learn to adjust to a lower standard of living,”...“You can give up certain products. You can give up pencils…You don’t need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice.”

Can you believe he actually said that crap?

If he keeps that up he's gonna end up being the Democrats greatest ally for the midterms!!
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Trump didn't say that; OBAMA DID.





Wasn't Trump who got our costs so high, was it?
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The Inflate-o-crats lecturing about costs is like Biden lecturing us about the border....
I notice there was no video of the packed rally of cheering people from the left liars.
 

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Grokmaster said:
Trump didn't say that; OBAMA DID.
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Grokmaster: Trump said it. [He lies automatically to protect the Orange Monster]

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According to the reporting surfaced in search, Donald Trump is the one who made the remarks about Americans needing to “adjust” and specifically referenced giving up pencils and having fewer dolls.
Two independent news sources describe Trump making these comments:

1. Salon (Dec. 10, 2025)​

Salon reports that at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump told the crowd:

  • “Americans must learn to adjust to a lower standard of living”
  • Followed by: “You can give up certain products. You can give up pencils…You don’t need 37 dolls for your daughter. Two or three is nice.”

2. Newsweek & USA Today (2025)​

Other outlets confirm Trump has repeatedly used the “fewer dolls / fewer pencils” line when defending tariffs:
  • Trump said children don’t need “30 dolls” and can have “three or four”
  • He also said kids “don’t need to have 250 pencils… they can have five”
These match the essence of the quote you asked about
There is no evidence in the search results that Barack Obama ever made a statement resembling:
  • Americans needing to “adjust to a lower standard of living”
  • Giving up pencils
  • Having fewer dolls
  • Any similar “austerity” message tied to consumer goods
The only attribution in the search results is to Trump, not Obama.
The quote is correctly attributed to Donald Trump, based on multiple independent news reports.There is no indication Obama ever said anything similar.


Salon.com
Trump's return to MAGA rallies is a flop - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2025/12/10/trumps-return-to-maga-rallies-is-a-flop/

Newsweek
Donald Trump Wants Americans to Use Fewer Pencils: 8 ... - Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-pennsylvania-rally-speech-11185394
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/05/trump-defends-toy-tariffs/83455040007/
USA Today
Trump, defending tariffs. www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/05/trump-defends-toy-tariffs/83455040007/
 
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