For President Trump, the affordability crisis is a "hoax" perpetuated by Democrats. For the customer checking out at Costco or Walmart, it's a rising grocery bill threatening already fragile household finances.
On Nov. 29, claiming that he was reducing drug prices by "500%, 600%, 700%, and more," Trump told his followers on Truth Social:
If this story is properly told, we should win the Midterm Elections in RECORD NUMBERS. I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT. TALK LOUDLY AND PROUDLY! President DJT.
The reality is that Trump does not want the story properly told.
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