Affordability is Trump’s problem now
Like every president, he will have to own the political consequences of rising prices
Like every president, he will have to own the political consequences of rising prices

Americans are unhappy with the cost of living — inflation is higher than the month before the president retook office

Convoluted messaging and conflicting policies have been hallmarks of the president’s year

Vice-president urges patience on affordability after Trump veers off script on affordability crisis

2026 will test his limits and the extent of America’s pushback

In all likelihood, it is downhill for the US president from here

It is no longer left to the invisible hand of capitalism to figure out who are the winners