Vance says Americans need patience on prices but says ‘We hear you’ on affordability concerns
WASHINGTON AP While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans concerns about high costs Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered a more direct and empathetic message saying We hear you and there s a lot more work to do But the American people need to have a little bit of patience Vance reported in remarks at an event hosted by Breitbart News The vice president s remarks come as the White House grapples with how to speak to voters about the cost of living an issue that emerged as a vulnerability for Republicans in this month s off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races Vance stated the Trump administration has made incredible progress in tackling cost-of-living concerns as they worked to undo policies from former President Joe Biden As much progress as we ve made it s going to take a little bit of time for every American to feel that economic boom which we really do believe is coming We believe that we re on the front end of it Vance stated Trump whose tariffs have contributed to higher prices for various goods has insisted that prices are down pointing to gas and egg prices specifically The president has declared Democrats arguments about affordability during the electoral process were a con job and saying I don t want to hear about the affordability because right now we re much less However in modern days he has shifted his response acknowledging that there is room for consumer prices to drop further Vance addresses Republican infighting Vance was demanded about fresh high-profile rifts within Trump s Make America Great Again coalition Trump broke with one of his largest part loyal backers Georgia Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene over her complaints he was spending too much time on foreign framework and had dragged his feet on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein Trump also has been reluctant to disavow white nationalist Nick Fuentes and conservative commentator Tucker Carlson who in recent weeks hosted Fuentes for a friendly interview touching off turmoil on the right Vance did not directly address the fresh infighting but declared he thinks the debates within the party are healthy It s totally reasonable for the people who make up this coalition to argue about issues disclosed Vance who often publicly engages in online debates on his X account But Trump s MAGA coalition necessities to remember that we have a lot more in common than we do not in common and that supporters are up against a radical leftist movement Have our debates but focus on the enemy so that we can win victories that matter for the American people Vance mentioned The vice president and former senator reported Republicans have to keep their coalition united especially heading into next year s midterm elections that determine control of Congress He reported the working class voters who elected Trump to the White House don t necessarily turn out to vote in midterm elections and revealed Republicans need to motivate them I think that s one of the lessons that we learned in Virginia and New Jersey is that when Donald Trump is not on the ballot you ve got to give people something to authentically believe in something to be inspired by to get out there and vote Vance commented They re not going to vote just because you have an R next to your name
