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President Donald Trump claimed that affordability was a "Democrat scam" in a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2, during which he appeared to fall asleep

Trump touted cheaper groceries as a major issue during his 2024 presidential campaign

Inflation hit 3% in September, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Donald Trump called the term "affordability" a "Democrat scam" during a televised Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2.

"They say it, and then they go on to the next subject," the president, 79, said. "And everyone thinks, ‘Oh, they had lower prices.' "

He went on to claim that "nobody could afford anything" during former President Joe Biden' s term, and that Biden's policies caused the "worst inflation in history."

"Now some people will corre

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