Thursday, November 06, 2025

Trump says He has to Start Using a 'new word' -- 'affordability'

Trump's former political adviser told POLITICO in an exclusive interview that the president plans to talk a lot more about about the cost of living as we turn in the new year.

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Anti-Trump politics *is* affordability politics, and Tuesday's results overwhelmingly demonstrated this. On one front after another, the Democrats' attacks on Trump were directly linked to voters' material concerns. trib.al/eQxMwPZ

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-- The New Republic (@newrepublic.com) Nov 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM

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... Inside the White House, there are two main takeaways from Tuesday's miserable performance for the Republican Party.

The first one " that fielding quality candidates matters -- is the one GOP officials are eagerly messaging.

But the second, perhaps more existential issue, is that President Donald Trump isn't focused enough on the issues that matter most to the voters the party needs.

"People don't think he's lived up to his promises," said one White House ally, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to discuss internal thinking. "You won on lowering costs, putting more money back into people's pockets. And people don't feel that right now." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-06 12:39 AM

@#1 ... "People don't think he's lived up to his promises," ...

Well, yeah. Pres [then candidate] Trump ran on dropping costs on day one.

And he has failed (miserably?) in that task.


And, if I may be so bold to add, Mayor-elect Mamdani has a similar hill that needs to be climbed. But let's wait a year or so before we make a judgment on that one.

For the nonce, we have Pres Trump's track record to talk about.

And it is not looking good.



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-06 12:45 AM

And people don't feel that right now."

It has nothing to do with feel, champ.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2025-11-06 09:12 AM

Up till now, it's been party politics. What ever trump wants, they are all for. The Dems have had no say in the matter as all has been decided without consulting them or inviting their input. It's been a one way street, with Dems being told our way or the highway.

You can lie and gaslight all you want, hide the data, and misrepresent what it says or means. What you can not hide, is when average Joe citizen goes to buy food, or pay the bills. When it hits the wallet there's no hiding the real impact by trying to change the data or misrepresenting it. So Joe citizen is not fooled.

Want to see politicians get political religion? Threaten their continued political aspirations for continuing to be a politician from voter anger. Suddenly attitudes and what they are for inspire miraculous change. The Repubs should have been able to see this coming from a long ways away. But they were so meekly accepting whatever trump wanted. Now they see the price they are to pay in the upcoming election year. The voters are more than just upset at what they've done, they are angry and voting in a way that shows it. No matter how it is papered over in statements from the Repubs claiming otherwise, the votes speak as to what the public wants.

#4 | Posted by BBQ at 2025-11-06 01:16 PM

Go ahead, fat boy. Have another "Great Gatsby" party.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-07 12:28 AM

I was at the grocery store earlier this evening and my wife pointed out to me that the cost of a regular size box of graham crackers was nearly $6 and the "family size" box was almost $8. I laughed when I saw the price of two pieces of frozen french bread pizza was $5.50 and that was on sale.
Trump supporters may be willing to believe he's ended these imaginary wars in countries they've never heard of. They may not see the direct connection between Trump and his business partners that he has pardoned. They might even be able to convince themselves that the white house really did need a ballroom but the one lie from Trump that they won't be able to swallow is that $7/lb for hamburger is affordable.

#6 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-11-07 01:26 AM

Such a masculine, strong, charismatic man, with a rich vocabulary and a true connection to the people, with his shared experiences in shopping for his own toilet paper and groceries. An icon of virility and integrity.

#7 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-07 02:58 AM

Mamdani didn't promise affordability on Day 1. Only a sucker would believe FDT would lower costs on Day 1, because it's obvious that FDT a) doesn't give a rat's donkey about Americans and b) because he is an incompetent buffoon without even the framework of a plan to make anyone better off except himself and the billionaires he's trying to impress.

#8 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-07 03:05 AM

Such a masculine, strong, charismatic man, with a rich vocabulary and a true connection to the people, with his shared experiences in shopping for his own toilet paper and groceries. An icon of virility and integrity.

#7 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-11-07 02:58 AM | Reply | Flag: Sarcasm Award of the Week


#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-07 03:22 AM

Here's a word Trump might wrap his lizard's tongue around: "Moron."

#10 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-11-07 05:48 AM

And then maybe talk about the reasons that we poor die nine years before rich people. Maybe talk about the need for national health care, we need SNAP, we need more low cost housing...
Yeah, the fascists pretending to be leaders of our democracy are in reality leaders of those who want to bankrupt America so they can end SS and Medicare.
Trump is a Nipo who is spectacularly ignorant of the stresses of life on the bottom of the economic pyramid.

#11 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-11-07 08:01 AM

He now says people should stop talking about it...because everything is great.

#12 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-07 11:35 AM

@#12 ... He now says people should stop talking about it...because everything is great. ...

To wit ...

Donald Trump: I Don't Want To Hear About the Affordability'
www.newsweek.com

... President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss concerns about the cost of living for Americans, calling such criticism a "con" by Democrats and touting his record on inflation.

Trump specifically cited what he said was the lower overall cost of Thanksgiving when compared with the tenure of his White House predecessor, Joe Biden.

"So I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less," Trump told reporters on Thursday in the White House East Room. ...

His comments come amid ongoing debate over whether inflation and the cost of living have truly improved for households.

The president on Thursday claimed that his government has brought down inflation, which he said was now down to a "very low number" after having "the worst inflation in the history of our country."

Inflation surged to a peak of 9.1 percent under Biden, but had fallen to 3 percent by the time Trump took office. It has since hovered near that level, fluctuating between 2 and 3 percent during his term, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump has repeatedly cited the price of a Walmart Thanksgiving dinner, which he said dropped by 25 percent, as evidence of improved affordability under his administration. However, a fact-checking report from The New Republic has noted that this year's Walmart basket features fewer items than last year's. ...

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#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-07 12:26 PM

Trump says He has to Start Using a 'new word' -- 'affordability'

Let me guess. It's a "new word" because he claims to have just invented it.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-07 01:39 PM

The "new word" (LOL!!) "affordability" is headed in the wrong direction.

All the furloughed government employees can't afford anything.

Nor can the tens of millions of Americans affected by higher ACA premiums and hungry kids because of the SNAP shutdown.

#15 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-11-07 06:21 PM

The man wasn't raised right... what an ignorant pig...

Let's create systems to replace human labor so we don't have employees to pay while work still gets done. They've spent a century putting it together. Here we are. Lose the workforce...

The consumer-driven economy and a massive shortage of paychecks.

This is going to be fun...

#16 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-11-08 03:46 AM

He and his grifting family have influence peddled their way to untold billions, so I doubt that anyone in the Trump gang need worry about how to pay for Thanksgiving dinner, or paying the rent/taxes on any of the many homes they have.
We are about to find out what life in the Great Depression was like, unless we really do replace the Republican Party with the Democrats to get things done. One has to wonder just how the corrupt federal Supreme Court will rule over tariffs, as if they have to be paid back...economic disaster, but If they are allowed to stand, more Trumpian grifting manipulation of markets and former allies.

#17 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-11-08 07:31 AM

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