{"id":2507547,"date":"2025-11-06T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declares-democrats-affordability-issue-dead\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:14:14","slug":"trump-declares-democrats-affordability-issue-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-declares-democrats-affordability-issue-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump declares Democrats&#8217; affordability issue &#8216;dead&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-declares-democrats-affordability-issue-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2507547&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that former President Donald Trump declared the Democrats&#8217; focus on affordability &#8220;dead,&#8221; citing a 25% decrease in Thanksgiving dinner costs this year compared to last year, based on Walmart&#8217;s pricing. Trump highlighted that under his presidency, costs for items like oil and gas are lower than under the Democrats and accused them of lying about affordability issues.Though,this claim has been challenged due to differences in the Thanksgiving meal&#8217;s contents between years,with fewer and cheaper items included this year. Trump&#8217;s campaign emphasized his focus on affordability, but some political analysts and recent election outcomes suggest affordability remains a notable voter concern, benefiting Democratic candidates in Virginia and New Jersey, who won by large margins partly due to their emphasis on cost-of-living issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump declares Democrats&rsquo; affordability issue &lsquo;dead&rsquo; due to falling Thanksgiving costs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2392294\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> declared that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a>&lsquo; focus on affordability is a &ldquo;dead&rdquo; matter because <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thanksgiving\/\">Thanksgiving<\/a> dinner costs this year are 25% lower compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115503140217634129\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> on Thursday morning. &ldquo;My [costs] are lower than the Democrats on everything, especially oil and gas! So the Democrats &lsquo;affordability&rsquo; issue is DEAD! STOP LYING!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3877460\/watch-live-trump-oval-office-announcement-weight-loss-drug-prices\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump makes announcement from the Oval Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3874824\/maha-americans-for-ingredient-transparency-trump-support-more-regulation\/\">MAHA group calls on Trump to support more ingredient regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3876142\/tension-builds-between-trumps-top-officers-following-months-of-bonehead-screwups\/\">Tension builds between Trump&#8217;s top cops following months of &#8216;bonehead screwups&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>James Blair, the political director for Trump&rsquo;s 2024 campaign, suggested this week that Trump is &ldquo;very, very focused&rdquo; on affordability and the cost of living in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/donald-trump-affordability-2025-elections-james-blair-00637711\">interview<\/a> with <em>Politico<\/em>. However, his comments appeared to contradict Trump&rsquo;s sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is very keyed into what&rsquo;s going on, and he recognizes, like anybody, that it takes time to do an economic turnaround, but all the fundamentals are there, and I think you&rsquo;ll see him be very, very focused on prices and cost of living,&rdquo; Blair said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did Zohran Mamdani do so well last night? He relentlessly focused on affordability,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;People talk about communists; they can say all these things, but the fact is, he was talking about the cost of living.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Blair also blamed the lack of focus on affordability on Republican Jack Ciattarelli&rsquo;s loss in the New Jersey gubernatorial election against Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ).<\/p>\n<p>Walmart announced last month that its annual Thanksgiving meal costs $40 for a 10-person family. Last year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >retail giant&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Thanksgiving meal kit cost $56 for eight people.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaredRyanSears\/status\/1986237148400677117\">social media sleuths<\/a> were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1986210376262840560\">quick to point out<\/a> that this year&rsquo;s meal plan includes 15 food items, six items fewer than last year&rsquo;s plan, and that most of the brand items from last year were replaced with cheaper Great Value items.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, a handmade pie was featured in Walmart&rsquo;s list last year. This year, a package of Great Value pie crusts is among the 15 items featured.<\/p>\n<p>Walmart touted the $0.97-per-pound cost of its Butterball turkey, the brand-name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-female-opponent-taunts-embattled-olympic-boxer-makes-x-sign-to-protest-amid-failed-gender-test-controversy\/\" title=\"Watch: Female Opponent Taunts Embattled Olympic Boxer, Makes &#039;X&#039; Sign to Protest Amid Failed Gender-Test Controversy\">turkey&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s lowest price since 2019. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">However, in 2024,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/news\/2024\/10\/17\/walmart-sets-the-table-early-with-a-thanksgiving-meal-for-less-than-7-per-person\">Walmart said<\/a>&nbsp;a whole frozen turkey, regardless of<\/span> any specific brand and weighing between 10 and 16 pounds, cost $0.88 per pound.<\/p>\n<p>Trump touted the 25% figure without providing key context in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115499622304174991\">previous Truth Social post<\/a> on Wednesday evening, arguing that the affordability matter is a &ldquo;Republican stronghold&rdquo; and that his party can use this as political ammo in future elections.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments follow this week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">election results<\/a>, which saw Democrats win numerous high-stakes races, in part due to their focus on affordability concerns for residents.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3877296\/massie-rejects-trump-claim-grocery-prices-way-down\/\">MASSIE REJECTS TRUMP&rsquo;S CLAIM THAT GROCERY PRICES &lsquo;ARE WAY DOWN&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the case for voters in Virginia and New Jersey. According to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/economy-issues-exit-poll-election-2025-ccd2cab49e6f7d6b310173d70ce570f8\"><em>Associated Press<\/em> Voter Poll<\/a> recapping the 2025 elections, the economy was picked as the top matter by 49% of Virginia voters and chosen as the second-most pressing matter by 32% of New Jersey voters.<\/p>\n<p>Govs.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and Sherrill went on to defeat their Republican opponents on Tuesday, each by a sizable margin in their respective races. Spanberger secured the victory in Virginia by 15 points, and Sherrill won in New Jersey by 13 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump says Democrats&#8217; affordability issue &#8216;dead&#8217; as Thanksgiving costs drop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2507548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25310165141653.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18297,14994,3685,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2507547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-affordability","tag-declaration","tag-democrats","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25310165141653.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2507547"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2507551,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2507547\/revisions\/2507551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2507548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2507547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2507547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2507547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}