Trump Touts Lower Prices, Bigger Paychecks in 1st Stop of National Tour

Speaking to a crowd in Pennsylvania, the president highlighted his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of living nationwide.

President Trump speaks to an audience at the Mount Airy Casino and Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., on Dec. 9, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

MOUNT POCONO, Penn.—President Donald Trump told an energetic crowd packed with thousands of supporters on Dec. 9 that his administration’s policies are lowering the cost of living across the country.

“I have no higher priority than making America affordable again,” Trump said. “We’re bringing prices down rapidly.”