President Donald Trump said Democrats have stopped focusing on affordability because, he argued, they have been “getting beaten badly” on the issue after years of high prices and inflation.
In remarks addressing the economy, Trump said affordability was once a central Democratic talking point but has since disappeared as prices have come down under his administration.
“You don’t hear the word affordability issued by the Democrats anymore,” Trump said.
“Now they’re going into other things because they’re getting beaten badly on affordability.”
Trump said when he returned to office, he inherited severe economic problems, including sharply higher consumer prices.
“Remember that when I was elected, I came into office, I inherited a total mess, starting with eggs, which were four times higher than they were just a year before,” Trump said.
Trump credited his administration with quickly reducing prices, pointing to egg costs as an example.
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