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The word affordability is a con job by the Democrats.

Voters blame his policies for high prices, so what's the White House doing about it?

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President Trump travels to Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania today to talk about his administration's efforts to address a top concern for voters, affordability.

At the White House on Monday, he gave a preview.

But the Democrats caused the affordability problem, and we're the ones that are fixing it.

So it's a very simple statement.

This claim after he previously called affordability a, quote, hoax.

The problem for Trump and Republicans is that recent polls show voters blame the president's policies for high prices.

NPR senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith joins us now.

Tamara, this sort of travel, going out and selling your policies, that's what presidents typically do, except not this year so far.

I'd rather go to sporting events, too, but that's just me.

So what's this first stop message going to be?

Their prices were much higher.

OK, then will Trump's messaging be paired with any new policies that could actually bring prices down?