SHOT: While Americans lose confidence in his failing economy, Donald Trump tried lying about rising prices and Americans’ growing dissatisfaction… 

Kalyn Norwood, Hearst: “On the economy, there is reporting that consumer confidence fell for the 4th straight month. What is your message to Americans?” 

Trump: “Well, I know that for the first time in like 50 years, right track, wrong track, we’re on the right track, and I think people see that. And if you look at prices, prices are way down … We brought eggs down at a level that nobody thought we could get at. … Eggs are way down. Groceries are down … Almost everything’s down.”

CHASER: … even as costs are skyrocketing with a potential “serious Trump recession” on the horizon, and a majority of Americans think that under Trump, the economy and cost of living are on the “wrong track”: 

NBC4 New York: “Even after a recent drop in wholesale costs, retail egg prices remain near historic highs, averaging about $6 per dozen — roughly double what people paid a year ago. It’s the most Americans have paid for eggs in decades, according to a CNBC analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.” 

USDA: “Egg prices are predicted to increase 57.6 percent in 2025”  

Fox Business: “High beef prices have been weighing on U.S. businesses and consumers. …

“Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation data measured by the consumer price index (CPI) showed prices for beef and veal were up 2.4% month-over-month and 7.6% year-over-year in February.” 

CBS News: Last month, 62% of Americans said they believed prices had gone up in the weeks prior.

Fox News: “43% are satisfied with how things are going in the country. …  57% are unsatisfied, including 20% of Republicans. … 

“Seven in 10 say they expect a recession this year, including majorities of Democrats (93%) and Independents (72%), and half of Republicans (50%).”

Reuters/Ipsos: “[A] majority of Americans also believe that the national economy (53%) is off on the wrong track, as is their cost of living (64%).” 

The Telegraph: “Economists are starting to worry about a serious Trump recession”

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