Vance, Trump unleash on Democrats' affordability 'scam': 'Fixing what [they've] broken'
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance hit Democrats during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, saying that the current administration is working to fix the mess left by former...
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance hit Democrats during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, saying that the current administration is working to fix the mess left by former President Joe Biden. "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam. They say it, and then they go into the next subject and everyone thinks they had lower prices. No, they had the worst inflation in the history of our country," Trump said during his opening remarks at the meeting. He also said affordability was a "con job by the Democrats." The president boasted that since he took office, his administration has "stopped inflation in its tracks," but said their work is not over. He said that while inflation is at "a very good level" now, he would like to see it drop even further without putting the country at risk of seeing deflation. DOUBLING DOWN: TOP HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS FOCUS ON HIGH PRICES ‘ABSOLUTELY GOING TO CONTINUE’ On Saturday, when boasting on Truth Social about lowering drug prices, Trump declared himself to be the " affordability president ," possibly signaling his administration's focus on reclaiming the term. Vance, who spoke later in Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, touted the administration 's work on the economy and predicted that "2026 is going to be the year when this economy really takes off." "I think for congressional Democrats in particular, if they want to talk about affordability, they ought to look in the mirror. We are fixing what [they've] broken," Vance said. The vice president also pointed out that under the Biden administration, the American family lost over $3,000 of household income, while they gained over $1,000 of household income under Trump. TRUMP FLIPS DEMS' 'AFFORDABILITY' SCRIPT, TURNING BUZZWORD INTO MAGA MATERIAL AS MAMDANI VISIT LOOMS Several leading Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., have increasingly centered their message on affordability in recent months, even poin…