How to make sure Trump’s efforts to bring prices down aren’t in vain

Published March 14, 2026 7:00am ET



President Donald Trump won back the White House on a clear and resonant promise to bring prices down and restore affordability for American families after years of Bidenflation. In his State of the Union address, he said, “We are doing really well… prices are plummeting downward.” His focus on affordability resonates with the millions of Americans who are feeling the squeeze in their daily lives.

Voters handed Republicans governing control because they wanted relief at the kitchen table. Keeping that trifecta, and the coalition that delivered it, depends on proving that promise wasn’t just campaign rhetoric. It requires action.

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