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bmichaelh

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7. Trump's vocabulary
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 02:59 PM
Nov 6

It has been said that Trump has the vocabulary of an 8-year old.

Today, he said "affordability" is a new word.
Not quite.
The word is over a century old.
Shakespeare used the word "afford"
"Afford" was first used in the 14th century.
Does not take much to add "ability" to "afford"
First use of "affordability" was in 1910.

He is trying to gaslight the American people by saying affordability issue is dead.
It is not. Even if groceries and gas prices went down, (not yet); he does not consider healthcare as part of affordability.,

Other times, he uses words that he does not know the meaning of.
From Princess Bride: "You keep using that word. I do not think is means what you think it means"

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