"Under the banner "Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks," Trump kicked off the first of a series of speeches to promote his economic message in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, as polls indicate the country isincreasingly concerned about the rising cost of living. "They always have a hoax," Trump told the crowd, referring to criticism from Democrats that his policies drove up prices. "The new word is 'affordability.'""
""Democrats are like, 'prices are too high.' Yeah, they're too high because they cause them to be too high," Trump added. "But now they're coming down." Later, he said, "I can't say affordability is a hoax because I agree the prices were too high. So I can't go to call it a hoax because they'll misconstrue that." Trump, during the 90-minute speech, also reiterated that his favorite word is "tariff" and credited his policies for bringing in "hundreds of billions of dollars,""
Trump launched an economic tour under the slogan "Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks," defending tariff policies while addressing affordability concerns as living costs show signs of easing. He credited tariffs with producing substantial government revenue and repeatedly emphasized the word "tariff," framing the measures as tools that can shift consumer choices. He mocked Democratic criticism that his policies raised prices but acknowledged they were high. Despite rhetorical defense of tariffs, several earlier tariffs were rolled back, including April 2 measures and some food-related levies, and USMCA-covered imports from Mexico and Canada were excluded from a proposed 25% tariff.
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