Trump can’t shake the affordability ‘hoax’

Published December 4, 2025 6:00am ET



President Donald Trump is struggling to rewrite the public narrative regarding affordability, underscored by this week’s closer-than-expected special election in Tennessee.

Trump has dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic hoax after Democrats emphasized the issue last month before off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia.

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