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37. Grocery prices are coming down very soon. Trump gave his word.

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 06:34 PM

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Grocery prices are coming down very soon.

Trump gave his word.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/12/economy/grocery-prices-inflation-trump-interview/index.html

New YorkCNN —
President-elect Donald Trump says Americans not being able to afford groceries will be a relic of the past. “They’re going to be affording their groceries very soon,” he said
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“When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on day one,” Trump continued. “We will drill, baby, drill,” he said, referring to increasing domestic oil production. “That’s going to bring down prices of everything.”

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