Of course your credibility is impacted. From a non-US citizen I thought it was ridiculous the first time he was elected and had headline after headline of ridiculous changes / events. The fact that he is now the preferred candidate AFTER what he did as president is already enough to tarnish America’s credibility
It was 254% and inflation dropped from 25.5% the month prior to 20.6%. inflation had been forecasted to hit 21% that month and 257% for the year is my interpretation of what you posted.