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Donald Trump: “I inherited high prices, and then from the first day they started using the word affordability. … It was a new word.…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
I inherited high prices, and then from the first day they started using the word affordability. … It was a new word. Nobody ever heard the word. It was a new word that they devised because they’re quite good at that. They’re not good at running a country.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Discussing economic issues and affordability.

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