The Cost of Loyalty: Trump's War on Affordability The Republican Party's convention in Dallas was a spectacle of mixed messages and missed opportunities.
President Donald Trump's remarks to the gathering encapsulated his party's problem: voters are fed up with the cost of living, and Trump's policies are squarely to blame.
Trump's refusal to acknowledge his own agency in exacerbating America's affordability crisis is telling. His actions – or rather, inactions – have led to a sharp decline in real wages since 2023.