“Affordability Is A Lie!”, Says The Guy Who Said We Could Afford Tariffs

Because, of course he did:

President Donald Trump asked top CEOs for their solutions on how to navigate affordability for Americans while apparently forecasting an economic boom in the U.S. that he compared to the Reagan and Clinton eras.

The president held a private dinner at the White House on Wednesday with several top CEOs from Wall Street and corporate America, including JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink of Blackrock, Ted Pick of Morgan Stanley, David Solomon of Goldman Sachs, Nasdaq’s Adena Friedman and Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman, according to The New York Post. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick were also there.

“He spoke a lot about affordability and what we can do from a market perspective to address it,” one CEO told The Post.

It seems Mamdani really got to him.

"Affordability is a lie!” Unless Republicans use it.

Which is why he’s dropping tariffs on food; even though they won’t be felt until after Christmas, at least. Took 7 months for them to be felt by consumers. What, you think costs will drop in 7 days? I got a bridge you’ll wanna buy….

And doesn’t this mean Trump has to pay those tariffs back to the exporting countries? Wow, international trade is complicated. 😵‍💫