Trump’s ‘affordability’ bombast won’t solve his very real economic problems

James Bovard
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:30:00 -0500

Is the affordability issue making President Trump schizophrenic? “I don’t want to hear about the affordability!” Trump declared in a Fox News interview last month after falsely claiming the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner would be 25% cheaper than in 2024. After Democratic candidates bludgeoned their Republican opponents with the issue in last month’s elections,...