US EditionAffordability Is Definitely Not a Democratic Scam
President Trump called affordability a Democrat 'con job' amid rising grocery and utility costs that 70% of Americans report, fueling voter concerns in key elections.
- On Tuesday at a White House Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump said affordability is a Democrat `con job` and added, `They just say the word` because `It doesn't mean anything to anybody. I inherited the worst inflation in history`.
- Seven in 10 Americans report higher grocery bills this past year and many note rising utility costs, while November 4 election results show voters citing cost of living as a key issue.
- Administration tariffs have driven prices up with erratic day-to-day changes adding hidden costs, while small businesses shed 120,000 jobs and larger firms added 90,000, Federal Reserve data show.
- Days earlier, President Donald Trump declared `I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT` but now dismisses the term, as Matt Van Epps won narrowly while Aftyn Behn and James Solomon surged on affordability.
- Commentators urged the president to take affordability seriously and craft policies as families confront grocery, rent and utility pressures amid widening inequality and financial strain.
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Trump Just Called The Concept Of 'Affordability' A 'Democrat Scam'—And Got Instantly Dragged
President Donald Trump was called out after claiming to reporters that prices are down under his administration despite rising inflation—and going so far as to call the ongoing affordability crisis a "Democrat scam."During a Cabinet meeting, Trump claimed that affordability "doesn't mean a thing to anybody." He went on to accuse Democrats of crafting a “fake narrative” and “con job” to trick the American people into not voting for Republicans.Hi…
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Whittier Daily NewsAffordability is definitely not a Democratic scam
President Donald Trump is clearly frustrated that his economic agenda isn’t resonating with Americans.
'American people don't think so': Expert shows voters aren't buying Trump's pricing claim
President Donald Trump has publicly continued to insist that affordability issues are just a fake problem ginned up by Democrats, calling it a "con job," even as he prepares a tour around the country to defend his economic policies. But Americans are saying otherwise, CNN data analyst Harry Enten to...
New York Times Mangles It: 'Trump Calls Affordability a Con Job,' He's Slipping!
Leave it to The New York Times to try to channel its Fine People Hoax energy to once again twist President Donald Trump’s words to make him seem like a Bond villain who scoffs at the plebeians' struggles against inflation. Times White House correspondent Erica Green took hold of Trump’s comments on affordability during a Tuesday cabinet meeting, and bent them into a pretzel. “Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips…
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A nation in freefall while the powerful feast: Trump calls affordability a ‘Con Job’
By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent There are seasons in this country when the struggle of ordinary Americans is not merely a condition but a kind of weather that settles over everything. It enters the grocery aisle, the overdue bill, the rent notice, and the long nights spent calculating how to get through the next week. The latest numbers show that this season has not passed. It has deepened. Private employers cut 32…
A Better Wisconsin Together: Does Tom Tiffany agree with Donald Trump that ‘affordability is a con job’?
MADISON, Wis. — After a year of failure to bring down costs for hard working people, Donald Trump yesterday declared, “The word ‘affordability’ is a con job…”, and the question today for U.S. Representative and Wisconsin gubernatorial wannabe Tom Tiffany is: Do...
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