Donald Trump didn’t mince words about grocery prices during his campaign. In Sept. 2024 he explicitly promised: “Vote Trump, and your incomes will soar! Your net worth will skyrocket! Your energy costs and grocery prices will come tumbling down!”
Unfortunately, legions of gullible rubes believed him and we’re all paying the high price. The USDA confirms that grocery prices rose 2.7% from Aug. 2024 to Aug. 2025. Food inflation has now hit 3.2% and continues to rise for all products, with eggs, beef, and coffee prices hit particularly hard.
But for Trump, who may have never been grocery shopping ever, everything is, in fact, a-okay! In an interview on Fox News, Bret Baier interviewed Trump and relayed a question from a “three-time Trump voter”:
“I want the Republicans to keep control of Congress in 2026, but something HAS to be done fast! I don’t see the best economy now — Wall Street numbers do not reflect Main Street money. Please do something, President Trump.”
Trump responds to a three-time Trump voter who is upset that prices haven't gone down:
— The Bulwark (@BulwarkOnline) November 5, 2025
“I think of groceries. It's an old-fashioned word, but it's a beautiful word. Beef, we have to get down, but we've got prices way down.” pic.twitter.com/x6ivLJmM3c
Trump’s response? Basically “nuh-uh”. Retreating into the imaginary world inside his head where everything is peachy, Trump casually informed this voter that she must be mistaken, as grocery prices are actually way down:
“I think of groceries. It’s an old-fashioned word, but it’s a beautiful word. Beef, we have to get down, but we’ve got prices way down.”
Facts, figures, and evidence disagree
It would be wonderful to live in the fictional America that Trump believes in: his smiling, handsome troops sweep the streets clear of crime, groceries and gas barely put a dent in your paycheque, and the nation is respected by its allies and feared by its enemies.
But, sadly, that’s a mirage conjured up by his rapidly decaying brain. Trump can insist the economy is doing great and prices are “way down” until the cows come home (which they probably won’t, given beef prices), but that doesn’t make it come true.
As it turns out, you really can’t run an economy on wishful thinking, lying to yourself, and wilfully ignoring reality. Fortunately for Trump, he’ll be insulated from the fallout by his vast riches. Unfortunately for us, we’re about to be collectively hit by the freight train of financial doom.
