Donald Trump spent his morning giving a bizarre, confusing (and concerning) 45-minute rant on CNBC’s Squawk Box. In a sad display of desperation, Trump forgot who he was talking to, delusionally claimed “all prices” are down, confused the details of his own trade war, confirmed he’d “like to run” for a third term, and tried to convince himself — because he certainly couldn’t convince anyone else — that he has a 71% approval rating. Instead of focusing on bringing down costs — the issue that most Americans are concerned about — Trump is busy gaslighting the American people. 

Here are some of the most alarming exchanges Trump had during his CNBC interview: 

WATCH: Donald Trump delusionally claimed that “all prices” are down while inflation continues to rise and working families struggle to afford groceries, housing, and health care.  

Donald Trump: “No, no prices are down since I came in, down. All prices, just about, except for the price of stock. The price of stock is way up, okay. But prices are down. And if you look—” 

Kernen: “Inflation is moderate, some of em—” 

Trump: “ I’ll give you an example, Joe, look at energy. Energy is way down. Energy is down to $2.20 a barrel, a gallon now for a car …”

Kernen: “I’ve seen $2.80.”

WATCH: Trump demanded the host give him “a break” when asked about his attempt to cook the books after his disastrous job report. 

Kernen: “[I]t’s just a big leap to go to rigged, and also Mr. President, it makes anyone you pick is gonna be — critics are gonna say, ‘Hey, he’s picking the guy that’s gonna give him — or the gal that’s gonna give him the numbers he wants.’” …

Trump: “But when they say that the you know that nobody was involved, and that wasn’t political. Give me a break.” 

WATCH: When asked about the details of his so-called trade “deals,” Trump retorted that there were “no details.” 

Becky Quick: “The deal that you are—”

Trump: “—and nobody knows it Becky, nobody knows it, cause you know they don’t know”

Quick: “No, they — we have been trying to figure out the details on that, Mr. President, so we appreciate the clarity—”

Trump: “Yeah, well there are no details.” 

WATCH: Trump lied about the fact that he’s the least popular president in modern history, delusionally claiming he has a 71% approval rating despite being live fact-checked. 

Kernen: “Overall poll numbers, you don’t have the best you ever had in overall poll numbers. You know, I cited one of those.”

Trump: “I have the best, I have the best poll numbers I’ve ever had.”

Kernen: “For Republicans, among Republicans.”

Trump: “I have poll numbers where I’m 71%. I have the best poll numbers.” 

WATCH: Trump got into a shouting match with the host after they tried to fact check his crazy claim he got the “highest vote” in Texas. 

Kernen: “So you did get the highest number of votes in Texas, so that’s true. But when you’re talking—”

Trump: “I did but you don’t have to say anything more, Joe.”

Kernen: “I got to say this—”

Trump: “No, no, don’t say anything more.”

Kernen: “No, I gotta.”

Trump: “Don’t qualify it by saying— I got the highest number of votes in the history of Texas.” 

WATCH: Trump claimed the GOP is “entitled” to more seats through his party’s unconstitutional attempt to disenfranchise millions of Texans. 

Trump: “We have an opportunity in Texas … and we are entitled to 5 more seats.” 

WATCH: Trump said he would like to run for President again — even though it would be blatantly unconstitutional.  

Quick: “Are you going to run again?” … 

Trump: “I’d like to run. I have the best poll numbers I’ve ever had.” 

WATCH: Trump, seemingly forgetting his own DOJ said there was no election interference, tried to relitigate the 2020 election yet again. 

Trump: “But what they did in the 2020 election is grotesque. I mean, that was a rigged election, 100% rigged election—” 

Kernen: “Okay, we can’t relitigate that. We can’t relitigate that–” 

Trump: “No, no — we’re back to rigging again. Well you can use this because everyone knows it. … It was a rigged election. But 100% rigged.” … 

Kernen: “You know, independent sources, even your Justice Department … even they decided that there wasn’t, there were, you know, things that happened, but nothing that would have swayed it.” 

WATCH: Trump again went after US Representative Jasmine Crockett and did some weird rambling about her family lineage. 

Trump: “I mean, when you have low IQ people like Crockett. I wonder if she’s in any relationship to the late great Davy Crockett, who is a great, great, a great gentleman. I wonder if she’s got any relationship to Davy Crockett, the great old Davy Crockett.”

WATCH: Trump forgets who he’s speaking to, calling the host by the wrong name. 

Trump [to Joe Kernen]: “Check it, check it. Why don’t you check it, Brian?” 

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