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CNN Chief Political Analyst David Axelrod Has said Republicans should be nervous Donald TrumpThe focus was on transforming Washington, D.C., which he called the president’s “Marie Antoinette affair.”
Trump paved the marble in the Palm Room and painted the Oval Office gold, spread on rose garden For a new patio, the most important things to note are demolish the east wing For his multi-million dollar dance hall.
His renovation plans aren’t limited to the White House; triumphal arch Marble handrails at the DC Edge and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Recently renamed to include the president’s nickname.
But Axelrod, who previously served as a senior adviser to the former president barack obamaWarned that these displays of luxury would not make voters struggling with the cost of living uncomfortable.
“People sit around and think about how to pay their bills [Trump’s] Axelrod recently said on CNN that he is releasing information about how to install marble handrails at the Kennedy Center, as well as photos of his new marble Palm Room at the White House, among other things.
He continued: “People say to themselves, ‘What the hell does this have to do with me? I thought he was going to fight for me to keep my costs down.'” He seemed obsessed with gold, stamping his name on things and rebuilding buildings and monuments for himself. ”
On the campaign trail, Trump promised voters that he would start lowering prices “from day one.”
Inflation has cooled, prices have risen Annual growth rate in November was 2.7%That was down from 3% in September, according to the government’s consumer price index.
While food costs are falling, energy costs are rising. Government data showed food prices rose 2.6% year-on-year in November, down from 3.1% in September. Energy costs rose 4.2% in November from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in September.
Axelrod said Trump’s efforts to retrofit current homes amid an affordability crisis “is a huge political issue for him.”
“It’s a symbol of his distraction. He’s doing this Marie Antoinette thing. It’s a big political issue,” the political analyst said, adding that while Trump is not on the ballot in the 2026 midterm elections, “Republicans should be really concerned about what they’re seeing.”
This isn’t the first time Trump has drawn comparisons to France’s last queen, who became a symbol of selfish luxury as the public starved before the French Revolution.
Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsomfamous for Trump trolls onlineshared a AI-generated photo of Trump as Marie Antoinette during november The longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Newsom’s press team shared Image on Facing flight delays and cancellations from shutdown.