{"id":2508128,"date":"2025-11-07T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-affordability-con-job-when-pressed-on-economy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:58:58","slug":"trump-blasts-affordability-con-job-when-pressed-on-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-affordability-con-job-when-pressed-on-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump blasts affordability &#8216;con job&#8217; when pressed on economy"},"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\">18<\/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-blasts-affordability-con-job-when-pressed-on-economy%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=2508128&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 on President Donald Trump&#8217;s reaction when questioned about &#8220;affordability,&#8221; a key issue that contributed to recent Democratic election victories. Trump argued that prices, including food and energy, have dropped considerably sence January, citing Walmart&#8217;s announcement of a 25% reduction in the price of its Thanksgiving dinner package. Though, he was challenged by a reporter who noted that the package contained fewer items this year.Trump responded by calling the affordability debate a &#8220;con job&#8221; perpetrated by Democrats, whom he accused of misleading the public with false facts.<\/p>\n<p>He also disputed claims that he avoids discussing affordability, asserting that prices were far lower during his governance compared to the Biden administration, which he said experienced the highest inflation in 48 years. Trump invited White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to reinforce his position, with Leavitt criticizing the media for ignoring the administration&#8217;s efforts on affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s strong rhetoric, his comments contrast with more measured statements from his deputy chief of staff, who acknowledged that economic improvements take time. The article highlights the political tension around economic issues as Republicans try to respond to recent election setbacks linked to voters&#8217; concerns about the cost of living.  <\/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 blasts affordability &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >con job&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after being challenged on Walmart Thanksgiving basket<\/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_2395737\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879375\/trump-minority-coalition-fractured-how-can-republicans-salvage\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> lost his cool Friday when pressed on the topic of &ldquo;affordability,&rdquo; a top issue that helped fuel Democrats&rsquo; across-the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tees-off-on-affordability-con-job-when-pressed-on-economy\/\" title=\"Trump tees off on ... &#039;...&#039; when pressed on economy\">-board election wins earlier<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said earlier in the week that the main drivers of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3875915\/trump-filibuster-speech-election-senate-end-shutdown\/\">Republican losses<\/a> were the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdown<\/a> and the fact that he himself was not on the ballot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879513\/trump-orban-white-house-meeting-russian-oil-ukraine-peace\/\">Orban lays on Trump charm offensive, seeks to sway him on Russian oil and Ukraine peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879375\/trump-minority-coalition-fractured-how-can-republicans-salvage\/\">Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-can-republicans-salvage-trumps-fractured-minority-coalition\/\" title=\"How can Republicans salvage Trump\u2019s fractured minority coalition?\">minority coalition fractured<\/a> this week. How can Republicans salvage it?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879168\/trump-warns-republicans-never-see-office-again-terminate-filibuster\/\">Trump warns Republicans will &#8216;never see office again&#8217; if they don&#8217;t &#8216;TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Still, Trump repeatedly claimed during his bilateral meeting at the White House with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3876608\/trump-victory-lap-despite-election-results-economic-pain\/\">prices<\/a>, ranging from food to energy products, had plummeted since January.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wont-pause-tariff-implementation-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump won&#039;t pause tariff implementation ... Washington Examiner\">president specifically pointed<\/a> to an announcement from Walmart earlier this week that the price of their Thanksgiving dinner package this year was down 25% from 2024. Trump brought the Walmart anecdote up again Friday, only to be challenged by a reporter who pointed out that the Thanksgiving deal being offered this year <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/11\/06\/politics\/walmart-thanksgiving-trump-fact-check\">contains fewer items<\/a>. Trump took issue with that rebuttal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re giving you prices, so that would mean that the whole series of pricing and costs, you know, the groceries and everything else, it was a con job,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It was a con job, affordability. They call &mdash; it was a con job by the Democrats. The Democrats are good at a few things, cheating on elections and conning people with facts that aren&rsquo;t true.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Trump took issue with the claim that he does not want to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When did I not want to talk about it? I talk about it all the time,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We are much better than [former President Joe] Biden and all of them now, just so you understand. Do you remember that the Biden administration had the highest inflation in 48 years? The reason I don&rsquo;t want to talk about affordability is because everybody knows that it&rsquo;s far less expensive under Trump than it was under sleepy Joe Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3876142\/tension-builds-between-trumps-top-officers-following-months-of-bonehead-screwups\/\">Trump <\/a>proceeded to ask White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who was not in the room at the time, to take part in the dogpiling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Affordability is what the American people elected the president to do, and he is doing it, and you guys refuse to cover it,&rdquo; she said after an aide pulled her back into the president&rsquo;s meeting. &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-to-force-democrats-to-vote-on-federal-permitting-reform\/\" title=\"GOP to Force ... to Vote on Federal Permitting Reform\">previous administration created<\/a> the worst unaffordability crisis in American history, and I&rsquo;ve been watching the TV all day saying that he doesn&rsquo;t want to talk about affordability. That&rsquo;s what he&rsquo;s working on every day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president then added over the top, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m talking about right now. But you know why they refuse to cover it? Because they&rsquo;re fake news.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments strayed significantly from those of James Blair, the president&rsquo;s deputy chief of staff, earlier this week. Blair <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/11\/05\/donald-trump-affordability-2025-elections-james-blair-00637711\">told&nbsp;<em>Politico<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>in an interview that the president is &ldquo;very keyed into what&rsquo;s going on, and he recognizes, like anybody, that it takes time to do an economic turnaround.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did Zohran Mamdani do so well [Tuesday] night? He relentlessly focused on affordability,&rdquo; Blair added.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879375\/trump-minority-coalition-fractured-how-can-republicans-salvage\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S MINORITY COALITION FRACTURED THIS WEEK. HOW CAN REPUBLICANS SALVAGE IT?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&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>Trump&rsquo;s comments can be seen in full below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"7_DqpIeFAxg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Lunch with the Prime Minister of Hungary\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_DqpIeFAxg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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 calls affordability a &#8216;con job&#8217; after Walmart basket challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2508129,"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\/AP25311660075964.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[18297,7375,9168,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2508128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-affordability","tag-criticism","tag-economy","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25311660075964.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508128","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508128"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508132,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508128\/revisions\/2508132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}