Last Tuesday, the voters punished Donald Trump and his Republican friends. And the most important factor in those elections was affordability. Too many voters saw the price of nearly everything go up since Trump assumed office (even though he had promised to bring prices down). And one of the places where prices have risen the most in in grocery stores. Thanks largely to Trump's tariffs, grocery prices have risen significantly.
How did Trump react to the electoral losses due to higher prices? As usual, HE LIED! He claimed that grocery prices are way down, and as proof, he noted that the Thanksgiving dinner from Walmart is going to cost 25% less than last year.
Anyone who does any food shopping knows that Trump's fist claim is an outrageous lie. Grocery prices are NOT way down. They are not down at all. They are higher.
His second claim is true. The Thanksgiving dinner being sold by Walmart is 25% cheaper this year than last. But even that is misleading. This year's dinner is significantly different than the one Walmart offered last year. NBC News reports the difference:
Walmart made their 2025 dinner cheaper by taking out items and by substituting other items. If they had just repeated the 2024 dinner, it would not have been any cheaper - and probably would have cost more than last year. In essence, this was just another lie by Trump.
Trump is not the brightest bulb on the tree, but even he can see that the people are rebelling against his handling of the economy. He could eliminate his beloved tariffs or ask Congress to raise the minimum wage (which would put upward pressure on all wages) to actually help make life more affordable for Americans. But he won't.
He will just continue to lie about the economy and hope to fool the voters. It's not going to work this time though. The bills (groceries, rent, healthcare, electricity, etc.) that people actually have to pay are constant reminders that Trump is not fixing the economy - he's screwing it up badly.
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