Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., had just given a speech calling on President Donald Trump to use his leverage to address high prices — and in an unusual move, he gave her a phone call.
While on the phone, she said, she gave him advice about his recent push to cap credit card rates and lower housing costs. “No more delays. It’s time to deliver relief for American families.”
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The White House did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
Earlier in the day, Warren accused Trump of raising costs for American families and doing little to address affordability. “He sure knows how to get on the phone,” regarding Venezuela and the Epstein files, Warren said during her speech. “But is he on the phone to say, ‘Move that housing bill so that we can start right now?'”
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That prompted Trump to call the Democratic senator he has goaded for years.
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