Donald Trump has quietly reached out to top Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer to discuss the affordability crisis, a move Politico described as a striking and unexpected shift for a president with a long record of scorched-earth politics. According to Democratic lawmakers and White House officials, the conversations touched on housing costs, drug prices, and even Warren’s long-pushed plan to cap credit card interest rates — signaling a possible populist turn ahead of the midterms. While aides suggested there may be overlapping ground between Democrats and a GOP base increasingly at odds with party orthodoxy, analysts cautioned that Trump’s toxic history with congressional Democrats raises serious doubts about whether this outreach will translate into real policy change.
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Trump stuns Democrats with unexpected outreach on housing and cost-of-living crisis Trump stuns Democrats with unexpected outreach on housing and cost-of-living crisis
