President Donald Trump’s Dec. 17 primetime speech touting his economic record landed with an added tailwind after fresh inflation data on Dec. 18 showed a sharp decline.
Affordability has been top of mind for Americans as prices remain persistently high. A recent poll conducted by National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service News, and Marist found that 70 percent of respondents said the cost of living is not very affordable or not affordable at all.
Democrats have highlighted consumers’ economic concerns, but the Trump administration has pushed back.
“When I took office, inflation was the worst in 48 years, and some would say in the history of our country, which caused prices to be higher than ever before, making life unaffordable for millions and millions of Americans,” the president said in his 18-minute address….
Trump Leans Into Affordability Pitch in Primetime as Inflation Cools
