President Donald Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night was bashed by observers for its "full-on neo-Nazi" undertones.

Trump gave the speech at a time when Democrats are winning elections across the country by focusing their messaging on affordability. Trump has claimed the word "affordability" is a "Democrat scam" despite the cost of living being a top priority for voters heading into the 2026 midterm election, according to public polls.

During the speech on Wednesday, Trump blamed immigrants for the cost-of-living crisis and bragged about his administration's deportation operations.

Political analysts and observers shared their thoughts on social media.

Independent journalist Aaron Rupar described the speech as "straight up unvarnished Nazi stuff" in a post on Bluesky.

"Full on neo-Nazi conspiracy theories from the president tonight — the very same invasion and replacement conspiracy theories that have fueled a cycle of deadly violence targeting so many communities, including immigrants, Jews, Latinos, the Black community, Muslims, and more.

"Trump says immigrants 'increased the cost of law enforcement by numbers so high that they are not even to be mentioned.' What kind of bullshit comment is that?" journalist Mark Jacob posted on Bluesky.

"Immigrants are not at fault for rising housing costs," Tahra Hoops, director of economic analysis at the Chamber of Progress, posted on X. "Powell himself stated last week, we are suffering the consequences of this country not building enough housing where it has been needed for quite some time."

"Blaming everything on immigrants isn’t working," Rep.Yassamin Anasari (D-AZ) posted on X. "Trump’s underwater on everything from the economy to immigration because he’s used the presidency to enrich himself and his friends at the expense of everyone else. No amount of racism will change the facts."

"Full on neo-Nazi conspiracy theories from the president tonight — the very same invasion and replacement conspiracy theories that have fueled a cycle of deadly violence targeting so many communities, including immigrants, Jews, Latinos, the Black community, Muslims, and more," Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, posted on X.

MS NOW's Jen Psaki fired off a brutal series of fact-checks on Wednesday evening, demolishing many of the claims made by President Donald Trump in his late-night address unveiling $1,776 "warrior dividends" to combat the affordability crisis, which he solely laid at the feet of Democrats and claimed he is already in the process of fixing.

Psaki, a former White House press secretary, pulled no punches in her analysis.

"I just want to quickly fact-check just a few — I mean, there were so many in there. We were working as quickly as we could, but just a few of the president's most blatant falsehoods," said Psaki. "Tonight, Trump announced checks for $1,776 for U.S. troops. First of all, Congress controls the power of the purse in the country, not the president. So if that happens, that is Congress sending those checks, even if Trump puts his name on them. But that number, $1,776, is also kind of interesting, because an analysis from the Yale Budget Lab estimates that as of November, Trump tariffs have cost Americans an average of $1,700 per household this year."

"Trump also claimed that when he took office, inflation was the worst in 48 years," said Psaki. "That's not true. The truth is that inflation had been declining from its peak of 7 percent during the pandemic. But since Trump took office, it has basically flatlined at 3 percent. It was 3 percent in January and it's 3 percent today. In his campaign, Trump also claimed he would end inflation on day one. Now, just last week, the chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said that inflation remains somewhat elevated. There you go."

"Trump said he's working to bring grocery prices down now just this week," Psaki continued. "This is where it gets awkward for him. Trump's own Agriculture Department released a report showing that food prices are rising faster than inflation. And everybody, by the way, is living that at grocery stores. Trump also claimed that he's brought gas prices down to $1.99 a gallon. The national average for a gallon of gasoline was $3.11 when Trump took office. The national average today per AAA is $2.91."

"That is just a little taste and flavor, and I'm sure you all have your own lists at home," Psaki added. "Again, just a short list, but I'm sure I missed plenty of things."

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CNN political commentator Van Jones said on Wednesday that Donald Trump showed something surprising during his address to the nation.

Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday night at a time when public polling shows support for his economic policies is crumbling. A recent NPR poll found that 36% of Americans support Trump's economic policies, which is a record low for his second administration.

That support is declining at a time when health care costs are set to increase at the beginning of the new year because of expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, and housing costs continue to rise nationwide.

Jones responded to the speech live on CNN's "The Source" with Kaitlan Collins.

"This is the first time I've seen a Donald Trump that I'm not afraid of," Jones said. "He is exaggerating how bad things were. That's okay. He's exaggerating how good things are. That is great for us. That is fantastic."

Jones added that Trump also showed that his "big threat" against Democrats may be gone as well.

"His big threat to Democrats is that he was more in touch with ordinary people and everybody else," Jones said. "He had the Democratic elite sitting up here talking big fancy words and coming up with some new thing to be worried about every day. And he was right there with the everyday people. This is not how everyday people experience this economy or the country. People are scared. They are worried."