President Donald Trump told a crowd in Pennsylvania that inflation is no longer an issue and argued that Democrats are pushing the term “affordability” in an effort to damage his image.

“They use the word ‘affordability,’ and that’s their only word. They say, ‘Affordability,’ and everyone says, ‘Oh, that must mean Trump has high prices.’ No, our prices are coming down tremendously,” Trump said. “They have a new word. They always have a hoax. The new word is ‘affordability,’ so they look at the camera and they say this election is all about affordability.”

Despite strong performance in some areas—such as a rising stock market and solid third-quarter growth—Trump still has to contend with voter anxieties about the economy while insisting it is thriving.

Many households continue to feel th

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