White House orders 250 Cadillac Escalades amid deepening US affordability crisis

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Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac Escalades

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Gas prices are up almost a dollar a gallon since the day Donald Trump took office; mortgage rates just hit their highest level in nearly a year, and over the weekend a prominent economist said the Iran war is costing the average US household more than $1,200.

Americans are struggling through a deepening affordability crisis caused largely by Trump’s ill-fated war against Iran. They are in need of a boost, something to lift the spirits. Perhaps the president could give a speech, letting the people know that we are all in this together.

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