Overview
- On Fox & Friends, financial commentator Peter Schiff said life would become more unaffordable under Trump than it was under Biden.
- Trump responded on Truth Social by calling Schiff a "Trump hating loser," urging scrutiny of the show's booker, and insisting prices are coming down with gas at $1.99 in some states.
- Schiff publicly challenged Trump to a debate on the U.S. economy, saying the president should prove his claims about falling prices.
- In separate posts, Trump attacked CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over questions about a new White House ballroom, asserting the project is privately funded and under budget.
- News outlets cast the exchange as exposing friction within pro‑Trump media and elevating GOP concerns about voter frustration over the cost of living.