Summary

Trump admitted it will be difficult to lower consumer prices, despite campaign promises to reduce grocery, energy, and overall inflation costs.

Trump told Time that achieving price reductions is rare without major economic downturns.

During the campaign, Trump blamed rising costs on Democratic leadership and proposed tariffs as a solution, but economists warn tariffs could raise prices further.

Inflation, a key voter concern, played a significant role in Trump’s election victory, though he has yet to outline a clear plan to deliver on his economic pledges.

  • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    8 hours ago

    This is what he said:

    I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will.

    That’s nothing. This article is based on nothing.

    • PlainSimpleGarak@lemmings.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      6 hours ago

      You’re probably the only other person who read the article. He didn’t backtrack; just that it would be difficult. Which is obvious. Another Huffpost W.

      Lemmy really isn’t any different than Reddit.

    • jacksilver@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      7 hours ago

      I mean, he’s the president elect. If you look at the following sentences he thinks energy and supply chain will fix the problem.

      The issue is neither of those is going to come down enough to lower prices, and even more poignant is that he is not proposing any plan or strategy to enable those to fix pricing.

      Inflation and grocery prices aren’t new issues and if he doesn’t have a plan now he isn’t going to come up with one (lest we be reminded how his Healthcare plans have evolved over 8+ years).

    • BetaBlake@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      8 hours ago

      That motherfucker really does say a lot to always say so little. That’s a nonsensical statement