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16. When it comes to grocery prices, Trump suddenly changes his tune
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 01:48 PM
Dec 12

Is Donald Trump going to succeed in lowering grocery prices? In successive weeks, the president-elect answered the question in two very different ways.
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Trump on Meet the Press: "We're going to bring [grocery] prices way down."

Trump to Time magazine: "I'd like to bring them down. It's hard to bring things down once they're up. You know, it's very hard."



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/comes-grocery-prices-trump-suddenly-changes-tune-rcna183958

But the president-elect concluded his thought by saying, “We’re going to bring those prices way down.”

That was the message the public heard on Sunday, when the “Meet the Press” interview aired. Four days later, Time magazine published the transcript of its latest interview Trump, which included a rather pointed question: “If the prices of groceries don’t come down, will your presidency be a failure?” The president-elect replied:

I don’t think so. Look, they got them up. I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will.


For context, it’s important to emphasize that the interview was conducted on Nov. 25. In other words, shortly before Thanksgiving, Trump told Time that it’d be “very hard” to lower grocery prices, and he wasn’t sure whether he’d be able to achieve that goal. The following week, the Republican sat down with Welker and publicly committed to bringing grocery prices “way down.”

In the same interview, Trump added that he “can’t guarantee” that his trade tariffs won’t actually raise prices......

In other words, before Election Day, the Republican struggled to talk about his plans for grocery prices, and that hasn’t changed in the election’s wake.

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Back pedaling from promises already. His entire success has been made off suckers. surfered Dec 12 #1
It will be a whole lot harder when he starts deporting immigrants and imposing tariffs. Ocelot II Dec 12 #2
Much of the supply chain are TRUCKERS. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 12 #3
Pain and suffering is a powerful educator. kysrsoze Dec 12 #7
But eggs are too high.... Lovie777 Dec 12 #4
Of course it's hard. You actually have to lift a finger to do something. kysrsoze Dec 12 #5
LOL...the grift Part 2 Prairie Gates Dec 12 #6
This will be dandy,... magicarpet Dec 12 #12
Pretty sure the FREE MARKET got the prices up asshole, not Dems, RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 12 #8
Maybe one way to balance the cost of things easier to address is....TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE, making it easier to buy.. usaf-vet Dec 12 #9
Well, on "Day 1" he's going to Bettie Dec 12 #10
Are you telling us that Trump lied to us? patphil Dec 12 #11
Trump is Lucy holding the football, his MAGA voters are Charlie Brown. sop Dec 12 #13
Next will be Dirty Don needs more than 4 more years to build the Wall! GreenWave Dec 12 #14
Vewy vewy hahhd NameAlreadyTaken Dec 12 #15
When it comes to grocery prices, Trump suddenly changes his tune LetMyPeopleVote Dec 12 #16
"They" brought them up? His fellow billionaires who own grocery chains did this FloridaBlues Dec 12 #17
MAGA chuds apparently believe that the President has a big red button... keep_left Dec 12 #18
Yeah, the corporations will just be nice to every one... Yeah, that's the ticket uponit7771 Dec 12 #19
The electorate took the bait, here comes the switch 0rganism Dec 12 #20
Does this mean the convicted felon may of lied ? republianmushroom Dec 12 #21
No shit. Iris Dec 12 #22
Lol Meowmee Dec 12 #23
Bankruptcy comes easy to him. City Lights Dec 12 #24
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