A Republican pollster who has consistently been supportive of Donald Trump called out a "misstep" from the president's State of the Union, and said it could come back to haunt Republicans.
GOP pollster and communications strategist Frank Luntz, known for his CNN appearances interpreting data, flagged one particular moment from Trump's speech, dubbed the longest of its kind in US history. He said Trump made a mistake by "mocking Americans" on a core campaign issue.
Taking to X, Luntz flagged the moment Trump slammed Dems on the issue of "affordability."
“The same people in this chamber who voted for those disasters suddenly use the word ‘affordability.’ A word — they just used it, somebody gave it to them,” a frustrated Trump said. “You caused that problem,” he added, gesturing toward Dems. He then insisted it was his policies that were rapidly fixing the problem, adding, "We're doing great!"
Luntz shared a video of Trump making that comment, and added, "This was a misstep. Mocking the word ‘affordability’ when Americans are still feeling the squeeze at the grocery store is the kind of moment that clips badly."
"That's the word Americans use," the pollster then added. "Don't mock Americans."
