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One Thing: In Control...Or Out of Touch? Trump Tackles Affordability
CNN 5 Things
Jan 25, 2026
The White House says President Donald Trump is going to travel the country starting this week, selling his economic accomplishments ahead of the midterms. But after calling affordability a Democrat-led ‘hoax,’ will anyone buy it? We break down three recent Trump administration proposals about housing, health care, and credit cards and examine whether they could actually bring down prices.
For more: Affordability may finally be improving. Trump’s scorched-earth tactics are only part of the reason
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Guest: Tami Luhby, CNN Senior Writer
Host: David Rind
Producer: Paola Ortiz
Senior Producer: Faiz Jamil
Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin
