Trump Faces Challenges in Lowering Grocery Prices Amid Inflation Concerns
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President-elect Donald Trump, who campaigned on reducing grocery prices, now acknowledges that achieving this will be "very hard." In a Time interview, Trump attributed high prices to the Biden-Harris administration and suggested that boosting energy production and fixing supply chain issues could help lower costs. Despite inflation cooling to 2.7%, Trump plans to impose tariffs on countries like China, Mexico, and Canada, which has raised concerns among economists about potential consumer impacts. Trump remains non-committal on guaranteeing price reductions.
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- Inflation Is Stuck. Can Trump Unstick It? The Wall Street Journal
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