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President Donald Trump replied to an unhappy asked for A supporter who urged them to “please do something” about the rising costs of living and claimed they had really hit “rock bottom”.
The President said prices were “already down” But the biggest problem was the second one republican We weren’t talking about how cheap things were.
Speaking during an interview with fox news‘Brett Baer Wednesday, Trump Addressed the decisive GOP election defeat the night before And claimed that his party should have addressed the issue of affordability better.
He was then read a statement from Byrd, a retiree from Regina Foley of North Carolina, who had previously voted for him three times but was “not happy”. with the current economic climate,
“I want Republicans to control Congress in 2026 but something has to be done fast!” read Foley’s statement. “I don’t see the best economy now – Wall Street numbers don’t reflect Main Street money. Please do something, President Trump.”
In a rambling reply, the President replied: “Beef we have to reduce. I think about groceries, it’s an old-fashioned word but it’s a beautiful word. Beef we have to reduce but we’ve got the prices too low.”
He added: “Think about it, [Foley] Drives a car, maybe, and his energy prices have gone down so much and energy is so ubiquitous that it’s so big that when energy goes down everything comes down, everything else follows and I now have energy at a five- to six-year low.
“I think they’re coming down, but they’ve already come down. I think the biggest problem is that Republicans don’t talk about it. They don’t talk about the word affordability and the Democrats lie about it.”
Affordability has been a key focus for New York City’s newly elected mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign Which covers the living and rental costs of city residents.
Moreover, contrary to the president’s claims, a poll last month found that three-quarters of Americans It was told that their household expenses had increased last year.
Nearly 74 percent of Americans say their regular monthly household costs have increased by at least $100 in the past year, according to an October Harris survey published by . GuardianSome Americans even said they were paying $500 to $749 more per month.
Democrats, Republicans and independents alike reported rising costs. About 54 percent of Americans surveyed also said they believe the economy is now in a recession.
Subsequently, Trump also declared that prices have dropped and inflation is over, claiming that “groceries are low and energy is low, electricity is very low.”
But, CNN senior reporter and fact-checker Daniel Dell later addressed the comments on social media, saying that grocery prices were indeed rising and rising at “the fastest monthly rate in three years.”
Electricity prices have also increased and were 6.2 percent higher in August compared to last year, he wrote.
In a poll over the weekend, six in 10 voters told ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos surveys this Trump’s inflation management And the tariffs were doing more harm than good to the American economy.