Trump Labels “Affordability” a “Hoax” in Pennsylvania Speech as Prices Stay High

In a dramatic shift during a December 9 speech at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump dismissed the very idea of “affordability” as a concept, calling it a “hoax.” What began as a stop on an economic tour aimed at addressing voters’ cost-of-living anxieties quickly spiraled into a combative, broadside-laden…