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, Trump proclaimed on Truth Social Nov. 29: “I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT. TALK LOUDLY AND PROUDLY!”

At a White House Cabinet meeting Tuesday, Trump relapsed, revealing that the issue of affordability is a “hoax” and a “Democrat scam.”

Did Trump reach this conclusion by surveying members of his Mar-a-Lago club or what?

“Affordability” epitomizes how Trump is floundering on what had been one of his strongest issues.

A Gallup survey found that only 36% of Americans approve of Trump’s economic performance while a Fox News poll found that 76% of voters disapprove of Trump’s economy — an even worse rating than Joe Biden scored at the end of his presidency.  

The White House acts as if more bluster can solve the problem. But is the Trump administration now targeting its economic message solely to people who failed........

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