President Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns about affordability as a Democratic “con job” in a remarkable shift after recently latching onto the buzzword encapsulating widespread consumer worries about the cost of living.

Trump branded affordability as a “hoax” in a speech to his Cabinet in which he also downplayed the chances of the Republican Congress passing a deal to prevent looming big increases in health insurance premiums.

“There’s this fake narrative that the Democrats talk about, ‘affordability,’” Trump said. “They just say the word. It doesn’t mean anything.”

“The word ‘affordability’ is a con job by the Democrats,” he added.

Trump’s attack on criticism of his economic record marks a big shift from his recent efforts to talk up his concern about affordability and even to br

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