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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