When pressed on affordability, President Donald Trump pointed to his economic agenda: reshoring manufacturing, building AI data centers and a return to energy dominance.
His stated goal is to reorient the way the U.S. makes money, so it can be competitive in the future. But it may be months, if not years, before Americans feel the full impact of these efforts.
“Everyone would love immediate gratification, but that’s just not how it works,” said one senior White House official. “It’s going to take some time.”