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Trump Calls “Affordability” Fake, Labels Democrats “Dumocrats”

7/18/2026

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President Donald Trump addressed the Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on 15 July 2026.
He called “affordability” a “fake word” invented by Democrats.
He also said Democrats created the nickname “Dumocrats,” explaining it as wordplay with “dumb.”
A survey found 95 percent of Americans see an affordability crisis, which the article linked to higher grocery and fuel prices blamed on Trump’s war in Iran.

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President Donald Trump addressed the Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on 15 July 2026.
He called “affordability” a “fake word” invented by Democrats.
He also said Democrats created the nickname “Dumocrats,” explaining it as wordplay with “dumb.”
A survey found 95 percent of Americans see an affordability crisis, which the article linked to higher grocery and fuel prices blamed on Trump’s war in Iran.