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Mike Johnson attempts to defend Trump after president says ‘I love the inflation’ – live

The Guardian UK Wednesday 10 June 2026, 22:04 UTC By Robert Mackey (now); Lucy Campbell, Vivian Ho and Tom Ambrose (earlier) 1 min read
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‘The president is laser-focused on the domestic economic situation,’ the House speaker says. ‘He is working to bring down prices; his working to get the strait of Hormuz reopened’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows. As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are...

‘The president is laser-focused on the domestic economic situation,’ the House speaker says. ‘He is working to bring down prices; his working to get the strait of Hormuz reopened’

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.

As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis.

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