Trump veers way off message with admission on affordability crisis: 'I don't want to'

President Donald Trump in recent weeks has vowed to make living in the US more affordable, as polls have consistently shown voters are giving him low marks on both his handling of the economy and inflation.

However, Trump undercut this pledge during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday in which he said he wanted—despite a nationwide housing crisis—to actively make housing even more expensive than it is today.

“Existing housing, people that own their home, we’re going to keep them wealthy...