“Just after one year of President Trump, our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated.”

That verdict was proclaimed by the highest authority in the land — President Trump himself, notifying an Iowa audience Tuesday about the transcendent blessings of his reign.

It is unclear whether the 47th president believes referring to himself in the third person mesmerizes listeners as much as himself.

During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump continually promised to make life more “affordable” for Americans battered by Bidenflation.

But in Iowa, Trump scoffed that Democrats “come up with this word ‘affordability.’”

“First time you heard about it was like a few months ago,” he said. “You’re not hearing it so much anymore . . . because the prices are coming down so much.” 

Yet on Nov. 29, Trump proclaimed on Truth Social: “I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT.” Six weeks later, he sneered in Detroit that affordability is a “fake word by Democrats.”

For Donald Trump, the affordability issue conveniently appears and vanishes like the Cheshire Cat in “Alice in Wonderland.”

Iowa rally attendees dutifully held up signs made by the Trump campaign team proclaiming: “Lower prices.”

Gasoline prices have fallen sharply since a year ago, but after you fill up your tank, life often feels Bidenesque. 

Trump promised........

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