"But once he was inaugurated, he seemed to pay precious little attention to prices and affordability. All that changed, however, when inflation-weary voters thrashed Trump and the GOP on election day this month within days, the Trump administration launched a slapdash effort to focus on affordability. Unfortunately, the campaign is a hot mess: a pile of absurdity, contradictions, magical thinking, scapegoating and good ol' Trumpian dishonesty, with Trump repeatedly blaring that prices are down."
"With those words, billionaire Trump who spends a lot of time palling around with fellow billionaires showed utter contempt for the millions of Americans who struggle with affordability every time they go the grocery store. Trump told them they got it all wrong. He told them that they shouldn't bother him about the trivial issue of affordability when he has bigger things to worry about, such as, perhaps, his obsession with winning the Nobel peace prize. Trump in effect said: I don't feel your pain."
Donald Trump campaigned promising to reduce prices but paid little attention to affordability after inauguration. After inflation-weary voters punished Republicans in the election, the administration launched a rushed affordability campaign. The campaign displayed absurdity, contradictions, magical thinking, scapegoating and dishonesty, with repeated claims that prices are down. Trump publicly dismissed affordability concerns, saying groceries and everything were way down. Measured grocery prices rose: bananas 6.9%, beef 14.7%, coffee 18.9%. Between January and September, five of six main grocery CPI groups rose, including meats, poultry and fish (up 4.5%), non-alcoholic beverages (up 2.8%) and fruits and vegetables (up 1.3%). Tariffs contributed to higher prices.
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