Does anyone still have a TiVo device? Are they still being manufactured?

Donald Trump praised the virtues of Tivo at his rally yesterday. He also likes fax machines and VCRs. Or Betamax. He listens to 8-track tapes in his car. He’s an old-school guy.

No one told Trump that DVR replaced Tivo a long time ago. He still “records” shows. He doesn’t realize that digitalization has replaced all that. “It’s the greatest invention!” he says of TiVo. He thinks it’s 2002.

Watch the video below.

Trump also has no idea what tariffs are. He told the crowd that tariffs “don’t affect this country.”

Um, Donald, that’s true. Tariffs raise the price of imported goods. But instead of stopping consumers from buying them, they raise prices, and so they impact U.S. consumers. They negatively impact economic growth.

See also below.

Donald Trump: A tariff is a tax that a foreign country imposes. Many people say it’s a tax that affects us. No… It’s a tax that doesn’t affect our country. @Acyn
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– The Intellectual (@highbrow_nobrow) 18 August 2024

Trump: I love the playback controls that exist today. It used to be called TiVo, now it’s TiVo – I think it’s the greatest invention ever. It’s better than television. pic.twitter.com/lOEZKGNDsh

— Acyn (@Acyn) 17 August 2024