Overview
- In a Fox News interview, the president said inflation is at a normal level and insisted groceries and energy are way down except for beef, a view that clashes with AAA data showing average gas prices still above $3 despite his repeated $2 claim.
- He posted that Walmart’s 2025 Thanksgiving dinner costs 25% less than in 2024 and declared Democrats’ affordability message dead.
- Community notes and fact-checkers pointed to Walmart’s own releases showing the 2025 bundle includes 15 items versus 21 last year with more lower-cost private-label substitutions.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show the consumer price index rose 0.3% in September and 3% over the past year, indicating prices continue to climb.
- Recent polling finds large majorities reporting higher grocery and utility bills year over year, a sentiment widely linked in coverage to Democrats’ off-year election wins focused on cost-of-living concerns.