Overview
- President Trump launched his affordability tour on Dec. 9 in Pennsylvania to address concerns about household costs.
- In his 95-minute speech, he mocked “affordability” as a Democratic talking point but also said prices are too high.
- USA TODAY columnist Nicole Russell, a Trump voter from Texas, called the effort tone-deaf and a public relations spectacle.
- Raw Story reported his economic approval rating at 31 percent, the lowest of his presidency, as the tour began.
- Citing a POLITICO/Public First poll, USA TODAY noted that nearly half of Americans say basic expenses remain hard to afford.