Trump says midterms will revolve around 'pricing' - despite claiming affordability was a Democrat 'hoax'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! News/The Independent

Sat, December 27, 2025 at 1:35 p.m. EST


President Donald Trump said that the 2026 midterm elections will revolve around “pricing” despite repeatedly describing affordability as a “hoax” perpetuated by Democrats.

During an interview with Politico on Friday, the Republican president expressed confidence that midterm voters — who will decide which party controls Congress next year — will embrace his economic agenda. “I think it’s going to be about the success of our country. It’ll be about pricing,” Trump told the outlet. “Because, you know, they gave us high pricing, and we’re bringing it down. Energy’s way down. Gasoline is way down.”

The president’s recent emphasis on the cost of living comes after Democrats romped to victory in a string of states earlier this year, largely by tapping into economic concerns.

Recognizing the potency of the issue, Trump went on the offensive, hitting the campaign trail in Pennsylvania earlier this month to highlight his economic agenda and assuage anxieties. However, he veered off script and repeatedly downplayed worries. “They have a new word. You know, they always have a hoax. The new word is affordability,” Trump said during a December 9 speech in Mount Pocono.

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[Skittles]

1. stupid fucking asshole

he doesn't get that "cheap gas" doesn't mean SHIT when everything else is going up

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Energy is way down? My electric rates don't think so.

[LoisB]

4. Mine either. Gas, water, electricity, internet - all UP.

[Chasstev365]

3. Good!

Please keep saying that over and over again. The Democratic campaign commericals will right themselves.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

5. He's right. It will be. But what policy does he or Republicans have to even remotely address the pricing...

...that is important to Americans--especially with healthcare about to go up exponentially; and exactly zero plans to lower the cost of childcare or housing?

Sure, the price of eggs and gas are down--but none of that really has to do with their policies.

The tariff policies are actually designed to make prices higher so that manufacturing and other production will come back to the US and provide higher wages. That will not make prices come down ever--quite the opposite.

It worries me a little that he is actually able to identify the main issue, but his ability to actually do anything about it is severely in question.

And, unfortunately, America needs him to fail on "affordability", because we can't afford two more years of Republican rule.