DNC plans weekend of events to focus on affordability concerns

Source: AP

By MATT BROWN
Updated 12:44 PM CDT, June 26, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is organizing hundreds of community events across the country this weekend in hopes of harnessing the same concerns about affordability that President Donald Trump capitalized on to return to the White House.

The events include school supply giveaways, food bank drives, neighborhood door knockings and organizer trainings.

“Everything costs too damn much under Donald Trump and the Republicans,” Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said in a statement.

Martin said party members planned “to reach, engage, register, and mobilize voters who will make the difference in races up and down the ballot.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-affordability-271035967348791b8c56ff5167bfdf58