CNBC: “President Donald Trump, in a Wednesday interview, said that the word ‘affordability’ was ‘devised’ by Democrats to disparage him. The Republican National Committee sent out a fundraising text attributed to Vice President JD Vance that said groceries ‘cost what they cost.’ And Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) who won the nomination for a full Senate term on Tuesday night, disparaged federally-run universal healthcare before recalling with nostalgia her parents heading to work even if they were sick.”“The set of comments over the past 24 hours exemplifies the challenges ahead for Republicans as they race to save their majorities in Congress in the midterm election, which looms less than 10 weeks away. Democrats are hammering Republicans on the campaign trail over the cost of living, which remains stubbornly high amid the war with Iran. The White House and Republicans also have few levers to pull to remedy affordability concerns immediately.”