“Maybe that is ‘peanuts’ to Donald Trump, but to Granite Staters, it is devastating,” he added, referring to the nickname for residents of New Hampshire.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who has frequently clashed with Trump, said the President was “out of touch.”
“Trump doesn’t think about your finances—he even thought gas prices would go up even more,” he said.
And the criticism continued, with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts insisting that families “can’t afford Trump’s skyrocket gas prices.”
Other Democrats seized on the fact that Trump made the remarks beside the ballroom construction project, which has itself faced criticism over its rising cost. “Trump first, working Americans last,” said Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, highlighting that the President was standing in front of the for of his “gold-plated” ballroom.
Rep. Shri Thanedar of Michigan claimed that “no problem exists to Trump until it affects him personally.”
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