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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,982 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 01:45 PM Jan 13

Trump turns to progressives for ideas on affordability

President Donald Trump is looking for unlikely allies as he rolls out a new agenda to try to address Americans' concerns about affordability and position Republicans for the midterm elections: progressives.

On Monday, he called Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., after she delivered a speech excoriating her own party for being too cozy with its wealthy donors, according to Warren and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

"I delivered this same message on affordability to him directly," Warren said. "I told him that Congress can pass legislation to cap credit card rates if he will actually fight for it. I also urged him to get House Republicans to pass the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, which passed the Senate with unanimous support and would build more housing and lower costs."

In recent days, Trump has renewed a campaign promise to cap credit card interest rates at 10% after having failed to push it in the first year of his term, vowed to ban large investors from buying up housing, and directed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to invest $200 billion in mortgage bonds.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-turns-progressives-ideas-affordability-100043498.html

I thought he said it was a hoax?

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Trump turns to progressives for ideas on affordability (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 13 OP
I have an idea LuvLoogie Jan 13 #1
Fund the ACA Blue_Roses Jan 13 #2
It's a TRAP! Don't take his calls; do NOT offer advice Attilatheblond Jan 13 #3
He calls progressives for ideas peggysue2 Jan 13 #4
Do NOT talk to him----He is a conniving Snake!!! Ars Longa Jan 13 #5
I can only imagine what it must be like to have to pretend to tolerate the man for the good of the people Johonny Jan 13 #6

Blue_Roses

(13,817 posts)
2. Fund the ACA
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:12 PM
Jan 13

We need those subsidies in order to be able to pay our marketplace insurance.

He only wants to help where it benefits him politically. He doesn't give a rats ass about the "little people."

Attilatheblond

(8,530 posts)
3. It's a TRAP! Don't take his calls; do NOT offer advice
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:28 PM
Jan 13

He will screw it up and blame DEMs. DO NOT speak to the conniving rat. He dug his own hole, let him rot in it.

peggysue2

(12,445 posts)
4. He calls progressives for ideas
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 02:36 PM
Jan 13

That says it all, doesn't it? He has no ideas beyond hurting people but for election purposes, he'll change his tune temporarily, make promises, say anything that's popular.

Then after the election, he'll back-pedal on everything.

Never trust a bona fide liar.

Never trust this bona fide liar.

Ars Longa

(496 posts)
5. Do NOT talk to him----He is a conniving Snake!!!
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 03:52 PM
Jan 13

He is trying to co-opt nice Democrats like Sen Warren
into his FAILURES-- and muddy-up the waters.
Don't give him the time of day! ............Period!!!!

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