Trump team scrambles to fix sputtering economic pitch as Dems lean in to 'affordability' attacks

By Fox News · Fox News

The Trump administration is facing a crisis over its economic messaging as Democrats increasingly, and effectively, lean into their message of "affordability" that helped deliver a series of election wins during the off-season cycle in November. In response, the White House is turning up the heat on former President Joe Biden's economic record as voters voice their discontent with current cost-of-living woes that President Donald Trump campaigned to bring down after his economic successes in his first term. "Putting an end to Joe Biden’s inflation and affordability crisis has been a Day One priority for President Trump," White House spokesman Kush Desai told Fox News Digital Monday morning when asked about the White House message on affordability. "Every Trump administration official has been playing their part over the past year to deliver on this priority, from slashing costly regulations to securing historic drug pricing deals — efforts that have cooled inflation and raised real wages," he continued. "Much work remains, but President Trump is highlighting the meaningful progress that his Administration has made and will continue to make to turn Joe Biden’s economic disaster around." JEN PSAKI MOCKS TRUMP, GOP OVER 'AFFORDABILITY' MESSAGE DURING COLBERT APPEARANCE Americans' feelings of financial uncertainty come after Trump touted from the campaign trail that he would "rapidly" bring down prices upon his return to the Oval Office following Biden's tenure, while administration officials have said that the Trump economy under his second term is "booming" while taking ownership of economic wins. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick even claimed months ago that the Trump economy had taken hold after the Biden administration's spiraling inflation woes. "The Trump Economy has officially arrived," Lutnick posted to X in July while pointing to the surge in the GDP and Trump's tariff policies. "Biden’s first quarter is behind us, and growth is already accelerating," Lutnick…