"Prices are coming down very substantially. But they have a new word, you know? They always have a hoax. The new word is affordability."
"They gave you the highest inflation in history, and we're [] bringing those prices down rapidly, lower prices, bigger paychecks, you're getting lower prices. Bigger paychecks, we're getting inflation, we're crushing it."
"Before Trump departed for Pennsylvania, White House spokesman Kush Desai said that much work remains but that putting an end to Joe Biden's inflation and affordability crisis has been a Day One priority for President Trump."
President Trump has repeatedly denied sharp price increases during his term while urging citizens to trust him over their own observations at checkout. He delivered a political speech at a Pennsylvania casino acknowledging affordability concerns but attributed the cause to the prior Biden administration and promised corrective measures. A Politico interview released hours earlier featured him giving himself an extremely high grade on economic management, creating a contradiction with the new messaging. Trump claimed prices are falling and vowed smaller inflation and larger paychecks. White House spokesman Kush Desai listed regulatory cuts and drug pricing deals as administration efforts.
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