President Trump on Thursday argued that costs on “everything” had been decrease on his watch regardless of inflation charges holding regular at 3 p.c since he took workplace in January.
Trump used Democrats’ Election Day wins on affordability — the identical concern his election victory final yr is pegged to — to argue that the affordability concern is “dead” for the Democrats.
In a TruthSocial publish, the president cited the price of Walmart’s annual vacation meal, which in keeping with the retailer’s web site, serves 10 folks for below $4 per individual this yr. Final yr, Walmart’s vacation meal served eight folks for lower than $7 per individual, in keeping with their web site.
“2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart,” the president wrote. “My cost are lower than the Democrats on everything, especially oil and gas! So the Democrats “affordability” concern is DEAD! STOP LYING!!!”
Trump’s publish marks his newest effort to push again on Democrats’ message on affordability, which the get together’s candidates largely received on in Tuesday’s off yr elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York Metropolis. The outcomes mark a shift after the president and Republicans received huge on the difficulty throughout final yr’s presidential election.
In an interview with Fox Information on Wednesday, Trump claimed that costs had already come down throughout his administration.
“I think they’re coming down. I think they’re down already,” Trump advised Fox Information’s Bret Baier in an interview on Wednesday. “I think the biggest problem is Republicans don’t talk about it. They don’t talk about the word ‘affordability,’ and Democrats lie about it.”
However Trump’s sentiments do not replicate that in September, the buyer worth index (CPI) rose 0.3 p.c and three p.c over the 12-month span ending in September, in keeping with knowledge launched by the Bureau of Labor Statistics final month. Which means costs proceed to rise at comparable charges as they did below the Biden administration.
