President says U.S. should pay 'the lowest interest rate in the world,' offers views on credit and formulas

A reporter asked whether the President expected a rate hike next week. The President responded by saying the United States 'should be paying the lowest interest rate in the world' and insisted 'I know more about formulas than anybody,' adding that the U.S. is 'the best credit in the world.'

The remarks were framed as broad assertions about U.S. financial standing rather than technical analysis; the President also suggested geopolitical leverage ('If we make other countries rich, we could turn that off in 2 minutes'), without specifying the mechanism by which other countries' policies would be altered. Reporters did not receive a technical fiscal briefing or specific evidence during the exchange.