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Trump says he’s ‘won affordability’ in Georgia speech

President Trump dismissed concerns about the economy in a Thursday speech, arguing that he “won” the battle against inflation and public concern about prices.

“I have to listen to the fake news talk about ‘affordability, affordability,’” Trump said Thursday during remarks at a steel fabricator in Rome, Ga.

“Do you notice, what word have you not heard over the last two weeks? Affordability. Because, I’ve won. I’ve won affordability,” he continued. “I had to go out and talk about it, but we inherited a mess.”

Trump’s remarks are his latest attempt to change the public perception of his handling of the economy, which has become a major political liability for the Republican Party.

Sixty-one percent of respondents to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week disapproved of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, while 62 percent said they disapproved of the president’s handling of inflation, specifically.

Trump has insisted for months that he has turned a broken economy left by former President Biden into the best ever, touting his steep new tariffs and major tax-cut bill enacted last year.

But the annual inflation rate of 2.4 percent in January was only marginally lower than the 2.7 percent annual rate during Trump’s election in November 2024. The unemployment rate also rose from 4 percent in January 2025 to 4.3 percent as of last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump is expected to address the economy during the State of the Union address on Feb. 24., and he could highlight early signs of relief.

Data released by the Labor Department last showed inflation falling below economists’ expectations in January, along with a surprising surge in hiring last month.

“We’ve brought costs way down, and the numbers were surprising — except to me, they weren’t surprising,” Trump said last week.

“The inflation numbers are way down. We brought it back on track,” he continued.

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