White House scrambles for affordability message amid still-high prices

White House denies post-election pivot as Trump prepares new affordability push

In the days following last Tuesday’s sweeping Democratic victories, Trump administration officials fanned out across news outlets to highlight the administration’s focus on affordability, assuring Americans that prices have fallen under President Donald Trump. The president himself reiterated his claim—made many times before—that grocery prices are “way down.”Critics say that overall, prices largely have not come down, and inflation remains arou…

White House scrambles for affordability message amid still-high prices

President Donald Trump is scrambling to develop a plan and message on still-high prices after the White House appeared caught off guard by how the affordability issue helped drive Republican losses last Tuesday. Trump appeared defensive on the matter last week, blaming GOP candidates and lawmakers for talking too little about how to make the cost of everything, from groceries to utility bills to medical care, more affordable. Democratic lawmaker…