Since the Blue sweep across the nation on Tuesday elections, Forty-Seven has decided he should showcase how his economic actions since January 25th are helping the economy. Forty-seven has brought up in several interviews that food prices are down. I suspect anyone who is buying food knows this simply is not true.
Aaron Parnas shows one example of how 47's lower price claims are misleading:
"This morning, the president posted that Walmart had lowered the cost of Thanksgiving dinner by 25% in 2025 compared to 2024, framing it as proof that inflation is falling under his leadership.
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The 2025 “basket” he referenced includes six fewer items than the 2024 version.
Last year’s list featured 21 brand-name products.
This year’s list contains 15 “Great Value” generic items.
In short: the president compared brand-name groceries in 2024 with generic, lower-cost alternatives in 2025, not the same products, not the same quantities, and therefore not a real 25% price drop.
The claim is part of Trump’s broader effort to rebrand after electoral setbacks — but it highlights how easily data can be manipulated to fit a political message." (https://substack.com/@aaronparnas/p-178220842)
GAS PRICES
Another glaring error on 47's part is when he say gas prices are under $2.00. This my be true somewhere in another country.
See the full list of average price for regular gas by state:
State | Average Price (Regular) |
|---|---|
Alaska | $3.827 |
Alabama | $2.655 |
Arkansas | $2.600 |
Arizona | $3.360 |
California | $4.651 |
Colorado | $2.854 |
Connecticut | $3.041 |
District of Columbia | $3.205 |
Delaware | $2.916 |
Florida | $2.969 |
Georgia | $2.784 |
Hawaii | $4.480 |
Iowa | $2.745 |
Idaho | $3.358 |
Illinois | $3.201 |
Indiana | $2.907 |
Kansas | $2.707 |
Kentucky | $2.675 |
Louisiana | $2.608 |
Massachusetts | $2.990 |
Maryland | $2.952 |
Maine | $3.025 |
Michigan | $2.974 |
Minnesota | $2.868 |
Missouri | $2.673 |
Mississippi | $2.591 |
Montana | $3.027 |
North Carolina | $2.756 |
North Dakota | $2.840 |
Nebraska | $2.823 |
New Hampshire | $2.924 |
New Jersey | $2.969 |
New Mexico | $2.764 |
Nevada | $3.903 |
New York | $3.104 |
Ohio | $2.921 |
Oklahoma | $2.560 |
Oregon | $3.886 |
Pennsylvania | $3.213 |
Rhode Island | $2.921 |
South Carolina | $2.684 |
South Dakota | $2.834 |
Tennessee | $2.634 |
Texas | $2.554 |
Utah | $3.198 |
Virginia | $2.907 |
Vermont | $3.092 |
Washington | $4.285 |
Wisconsin | $2.761 |
West Virginia | $2.973 |
Wyoming | $2.945 |
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/geography/maps/average-gas-price-per-state as of November 4, 2025.
In Minnesota at Costco we pay $2.70 over the past several months.
So a warning not to be gaslit by claims coming out of Washington DC that food and gas are cheaper as a result of anything forty-seven's administration is doing.
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