ANALYSIS — Donald Trump and Republicans have an affordability problem, even as the president appeared reluctant Tuesday night to admit it.
After spending most of his second term at the White House, overseas or at his south Florida resorts, Trump jetted to Monroe County in Pennsylvania Tuesday — one of the most competitive counties in the must-win battleground state — to talk stubbornly high prices.
But the populist GOP president did not spell out a clear plan to provide Americans relief at the cash register, gas pump or ticket counter. Instead, he echoed some of his aides by promising major economic improvement in the new year, touting his tariffs and blaming his predecessor for higher costs.
