WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump seeks to reframe his message on affordability, he is increasingly denying there is a problem at all.

Speaking at a gathering of McDonald’s franchise owners and operators in Washington, Trump boasted that he had “normalized” inflation, slashed regulations like water restrictions that helped small businesses, and brought down energy costs. But after being dogged for weeks on Americans’ frustration with the high cost of living, the president gave no details about how he planned to address the issue.

“This is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we’ve ever done as a country,” Trump said. “Prices are coming down and all of that stuff.”

With beef prices approaching $10 per pound, the president’s attempt to wave away cost conce

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