Since President Donald Trump came back to office, prices on core staple items like eggs, gas, vehicles, and mortgages are down. And Trump told us how he plans on building on these wins.

In 2026, President Donald Trump and Republicans across the country are planning on focusing on issues of affordability. The President of the United States noted to the Washington Reporter in his latest interview that everything from mortgage interest rates to egg prices are down.

“I like focusing on it [affordability],” he said, on the heels of his trip to a Ford plant in Michigan, where he highlighted multiple affordability wins for working families, pointing to falling vehicle prices lower gas costs, and new tax relief aimed squarely at buyers of U.S.-built vehicles. 

Throughout Trump’s second term, he and the White House have used Ford’s trucks to show how “America First” policies are delivering results for consumers. The White House praised Ford for leaning into affordability and investing billions to make vehicles at home following the event.

“President Trump pledged to restore American auto industry dominance and turn the page on Joe Biden’s economic disaster,” White House Spokesman Kush Desai told the Reporter. “Much work remains, but with inflation cooling and billions in auto manufacturing investments flowing into the United States, President Trump’s visit to Michigan showcased the difference that strong, commonsense leadership makes.” 

Karoline Leavitt, the White House’s Press Secretary, has repeatedly highlighted that gas is reaching below $3 in almost every state, and below $2 in some; but Trump’s emphasis in his Reporter interview about how “mortgage interest rates are down” suggests that the White House will continue to prioritize home ownership in 2026 and beyond. To that end, the president recently announced plans to restrict the ability of institutional investors to buy single-family homes.

“People live in homes, not corporations,” Trump said in explaining the announcement. Congressional Republicans, like Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, quickly told the Reporter that the move is warranted.

“2026 must be the year we get housing affordability right for working families,” Scott said after Trump’s announcement. “I welcome President Trump’s desire to look for ways to create more homeowners, especially first-time homeowners.”