Vance Follows Trump Lead Slamming Biden for Affordability Issues

December 16, 2025, 9:44 PM UTC

Vice President JD Vance hammered former President Joe Biden for the affordability issues afflicting the country, as the Trump administration continues to face public pushback on the economy.

Speaking at a rally in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Vance blamed Democrats for creating a cost crisis for household goods, housing, and health care.

“If you look at every single affordability crisis that we talk about in the United States of America today, it’s because we inherited a nightmare of an economy from Joe Biden,” Vance said. “The highest peacetime debt and deficits in the history of the United States of ...

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