When he was not dozing off as his sycophant…cabinet members heaped praise on him for stopping hurricanes and cutting SNAP payments to poor children, Donald Trump spent his waking moments at the event calling Somali immigrants in Minnesota “garbage,” defended his bloodthirsty war criminal Pete Hegesth’s involvement in the illegal bombing of survivors from this country’s attack on an as yet unproven drug boat while feigning ignorance, and said that the affordabilirty crisis that helped sway uninformed voters to support his return to the White House, a “con job and scam by the Democrats.”
Among the Know Nothing-Serial Liars comments were:
“The word affordability is a con job by the Democrats…Their prices were much higher. Electricity’s coming down, and when that comes down, everything comes down. But the word affordability is a Democrat scam…They had the worst inflation in the history of the country. Now, some people will correct me because they always love to correct me, even though I’m right about everything. But some people like to correct me. And they say, 48 years, I say, it’s not 48 years… But whether it’s 48 years or ever, it’s pretty bad. We had the worst inflation that we’ve ever had. Since last January, we stopped inflation in its tracks…”
Yesterday, at a meeting of auto manufacturers where Mr. Trump further eroded United States’ automotive competitiveness by relaxing fuel standards and giving more of the electric, clean-energy car market to the Chinese, he called the Democrats fixation on affordability “a hoax.”
Everything Mr. Trump said in the above quotes was lies and misinformation.
Reporting shows energy prices are up 7.4 percent since last year.
Food costs are up 2.7 percent since last year.
The chart below shows that after inflation went down considerably under the Biden/Harris Administration after a spike to about nine percent in 2022, it has started to tick up again, thanks to Trump’s reckless tariff policies.
While Trump’s remarks were filled with his usual unhinged nonsense, this latest gaffe on affordability and the economy is also perhaps the political gift that may deliver victory to the Democrats in the 2026 midterms.
Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego put it very well and concisely with the below social media post that could make a very nice sound bite in a political campaign ad.
“Trump says affordability is a hoax. Tell that to the families staring at electric bills that look like mortgage payments.”
Representative Greg Stanton posted:
“Fighting for affordable health care, groceries, energy, and housing isn’t a “con job,” it’s what is owed to American families in this time of uncertainty. Trump should work with us instead of denying that affordability is an issue.”
He also posted this on-point poster from Representative Peter Aguilar that could make a good ad this time of year.
Arizona Democratic House Leader Oscar De Los Santos posted:
Democrats need to definitely incorporate this gaffe into their social media and voter outreach efforts as the 2026 campaign heats up.
Thank you Mr. Trump for the political gift this holiday season.
Hopefully, Democrats will not let it go to waste.
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