{"id":2343584,"date":"2024-09-19T18:08:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-boat-parade-participant-goes-off-on-cnn-reporter-attempting-to-downplay-inflation\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T18:09:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:09:41","slug":"maga-boat-parade-participant-goes-off-on-cnn-reporter-attempting-to-downplay-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-boat-parade-participant-goes-off-on-cnn-reporter-attempting-to-downplay-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Boat Parade Participant Goes Off on CNN Reporter Attempting to Downplay Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaga-boat-parade-participant-goes-off-on-cnn-reporter-attempting-to-downplay-inflation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses an \u200cencounter between Trump supporter Joe Harner and \u2064CNN reporter Elle Reeve during\u200d a MAGA Boat Parade in Panama City Beach, Florida. Harner expressed \u200bhis concerns about the economy,\u200b emphasizing issues like inflation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/turkeys-lira-sinks-again-as-erdogan-cites-islamic-sharia-law-to-defend-economic-management\/\" title=\"Turkey\u2019s Lira Sinks Again as Erdogan Cites Islamic Sharia Law to Defend Economic Management\">high <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">interest rates<\/a><\/a>. Reeve insinuated that\u2063 Harner\u2019s\u2064 ownership of a boat meant he shouldn&#8217;t be worried about economic issues, suggesting that those with\u200d more \u2064financial resources should have \u2062lesser concerns. Harner responded assertively, emphasizing that he earned his wealth and that economic problems affect everyone, regardless of their financial status. The \u2064exchange \u200chighlighted tensions between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-the-anti-woke-rapper-topping-the-charts-and-shocking-the-music-industry\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: The Anti-Woke Rapper Topping The Charts And Shocking The Music Industry\">media narratives<\/a> and individual \u200bperspectives\u2062 on\u200d economic issues,\u200b as well as a perceived \u2062bias\u200b in how the media reports on\u2062 supporters of Donald\u2062 Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you happen to support former President Donald Trump, and if reporters from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...&quot;Don&#039;t Talk to Me That Way - DON&#039;T EVER Talk to the President That Way!&quot; - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a> ever happen to approach you, remember that they have one agenda: to make you look as foolish as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Rest easy, though, for a subtly hostile establishment media reporter stands no chance against a Trump supporter&rsquo;s good sense.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to YouTube on Wednesday, Trump supporter Joe Harner rightly bristled when CNN&rsquo;s Elle Reeve implied that because Harner owned a boat, he had no reason to complain about inflation and the overall state of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange took place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rfk-jr-goes-massively-viral-explanation-maga-really-means\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MAGA<\/a> Boat Parade in Panama City Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the interview, Harner had the look of a man simply enjoying the sun as he stood near the water, shirtless, holding a University of Alabama beer can cooler in one hand and a Dixie cup in the other.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When asked about the 2024 election&rsquo;s most important issue, Harner cited the economy, interest rates and especially inflation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now, it&rsquo;s too expensive,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, with what one could only describe as galactic chutzpah, Reeve insinuated that the state of Harner&rsquo;s personal finances should mitigate his concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-number-americans-filing-jobless-claims-hits-highest-level-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OK, now, let me maybe ask a slightly impolite question,&rdquo; she began.<\/p>\n<p>Only slightly, huh?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But, you know, if you could afford a boat, you&rsquo;re not hurting so bad, right? Because a boat costs a lot of money, and it&rsquo;s a lot of upkeep.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harner took the question personally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, nobody gave me sh**,&rdquo; he replied. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve earned everything that I&rsquo;ve got.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harner then insisted that he had enjoyed success and retired from the military because he did things the right way.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would never try to take anything away from you in that way,&rdquo; a chastened Reeves said. &ldquo;But what I&rsquo;m asking is, groceries are probably a smaller part of your budget than say, someone who&rsquo;s a little worse off. I think it&rsquo;s interesting that people who are a little bit more comfortable are still so concerned about the economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In other words, people who have more money apparently should not show concern for people who have less.<\/p>\n<p>Harner handled that one pretty easily.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because I want my money to go further,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-era-inflation-continues-decimate-american-bank-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a> to go down; I want interest rates to go back down; I want all that. But that covers everybody in the economy &mdash; not just me, not just the poor, not just the rich. It covers everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YPnkoWSnoEg?si=iy7y3l76I4ZusRdi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Reeve&rsquo;s invasive question about Harner&rsquo;s personal finances certainly crossed a line.<\/p>\n<p>But it also revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-calling-it-the-value-meal-wars-taco-bell-enters-the-fray-with-new-7-deal\/\" title=\"They&#039;re Calling It &#039;The Value Meal Wars&#039;: Taco Bell Enters the Fray with New  Deal\">establishment media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s desperation to run cover for Vice President Kamala Harris, who has tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/awkward-karine-jean-pierre-throws-wrench-kamala-harris-attempt-distance-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">distance herself<\/a> from President Joe Biden&rsquo;s catastrophic economic record.<\/p>\n<p>Had Harner not been trying to enjoy a sunny day on his boat, he might have given more details. He might, for instance, have told Reeve that he also opposes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-wapo-cant-defend-kamala-already-called-communist-maybe-dont-propose-price-controls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">price controls<\/a> and taxes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnbc-co-hosts-team-dismantle-kamala-harris-economic-advisor-calls-tax-plan-backlash-funny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unrealized capital gains<\/a>, both of which Harris has proposed.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, however, he simply said that he wanted a good economy for everyone. And that was enough good sense to put an impolite CNN reporter in her place.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, a subtly antagonistic reporter won&#8217;t be able to outsmart a sensible Trump supporter. In a YouTube video shared on Wednesday, Trump supporter Joe Harner reacted strongly when CNN&#8217;s Elle Reeve suggested that owning a boat meant he shouldn&#8217;t complain about inflation or the economy. This interaction occurred during the MAGA Boat Parade in Panama City Beach, Florida. At the start of the interview, Harner seemed relaxed and enjoying his day by the water, shirtless with a University of Alabama beer can cooler in one hand and a Dixie cup in the other.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about key issues for the 2024 election, Harner pointed to concerns over the economy, interest rates, and particularly inflation. He stated plainly that &#8220;Right now, it\u2019s too expensive.&#8221; Then Reeve made an audacious implication that his financial situation should lessen his worries about economic conditions: \u201cOK, now let me maybe ask a slightly impolite question,\u201d she began before suggesting that if he could afford a boat, he must not be struggling financially.<\/p>\n<p>Harner took offense at this remark: \u201cListen, nobody gave me sh**,\u201d he responded firmly. He emphasized that all his achievements were earned through hard work after retiring from military service. Reeve then attempted to clarify her point by saying she found it interesting how those who are more financially comfortable still express concern for economic issues affecting others less fortunate.<\/p>\n<p>Harner countered her argument effectively: \u201cBecause I want my money to go further&#8230; It covers everybody in the economy \u2014 not just me.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Reeve&#8217;s intrusive question regarding Harner\u2019s finances crossed an inappropriate line but also highlighted mainstream media&#8217;s attempts to shield Vice President Kamala Harris from criticism regarding President Biden\u2019s poor economic performance. Had Harner been less focused on enjoying his day on the water, he might have elaborated further on opposing price controls or taxes proposed by Harris; instead, he simply expressed his desire for an improved economy benefiting everyone\u2014a straightforward response that put Reeve back in her place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CNN-Visits-MAGA-Boat-Parade-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41263,9373,5708,5656,4133],"class_list":["post-2343584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-boat-parade","tag-cnn","tag-inflation","tag-maga","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CNN-Visits-MAGA-Boat-Parade-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}