By John Q. Hosedrinker 
The former president is seemingly uninterested in addressing Americans’ financial struggles, frequently pivoting away from discussions of affordability to focus on preferred topics such as tariffs and immigration. This disinterest is evident in speeches where he quickly shifts the subject, revealing a lack of engagement with the issue. This creates an opening for Democrats, such as Zohran Mamdani in New York City and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, who are campaigning on policies aimed at lowering costs and tackling affordability. They are putting forth policies to address the crisis which contrasts with the former president’s lack of attention to the problem.
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Trump Is Bored to Death by the Affordability Crisis is perhaps the most accurate assessment of the situation. It’s clear, and frankly, unsurprising, that the man is utterly detached from the realities facing everyday Americans.
He’s never experienced financial hardship. Poverty? Empathy? These are concepts that seemingly exist in a different dimension for him. He’s lived a life where he can simply acquire whatever he desires. Affordability is not a word in his vocabulary. He can just “take it.”
Given his background, it makes sense that he doesn’t understand the struggles of the average person. It’s difficult to connect with something you’ve never encountered. The affordability crisis, and indeed any domestic policy that might benefit the average American, just isn’t on his radar. He’s got other things on his mind, like, perhaps, the takeover of Venezuela or other escapades on a global scale. Domestic policy, it seems, is an afterthought. He would be perfectly content to watch the world look on in horror while others grin from ear to ear.
The current economic situation, with its stagflation and shrinkflation, is likely a source of amusement, if anything. The reality that the cost of food, electricity, and basic necessities keeps rising is a matter of complete indifference to him. He’ll deny the problem, he’ll say inflation is down, he might even come up with some outlandish explanation involving lattes and pencils. But the truth is, he doesn’t care.
He’s a master of distraction. While people grapple with rising costs, he’ll dangle shiny objects in the form of action, explosions, and international incidents. He is a narcissist and a rich asshole who can’t comprehend the average person.
This isn’t just about a lack of empathy; it’s about a lack of personal gain. If he can’t profit from addressing the affordability crisis, it simply won’t hold his attention. His policies, or rather, his lack thereof, are a reflection of this. Tariffs, for example, which he may not fully comprehend, can actually make matters worse. But hey, corporate profits are what matter.
The affordability crisis is, in his eyes, a boring problem. It’s not something he can personally benefit from. The idea of him ever setting foot in a grocery store or pumping his own gas is laughable. He has no idea how things like shopping work. He doesn’t need to know; he can simply command. His world is one of assistants and personal gratification.
And it’s clear, this isn’t just about economic issues; it’s about a deeply rooted character flaw. This man, from all accounts, seems to have absolutely no desire to help solve it. His priorities are elsewhere.
Trump is, in essence, a would-be dictator. His base is the very people who elect him. The working class and the poor are viewed as expendable. He is bored to death with the very thing that is causing the vast majority of the country to struggle, all while he enriches himself and his circle.