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Why Grocery Prices Are Unlikely to Go Down

Trump is tempering expectations on his campaign promise

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Sharon McMahon
Dec 17, 2024
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“I won on groceries,” Donald Trump said in a recent interview, and he might be right. He spent a lot of time over the course of his campaign, promising that if he wins, he will fix inflation and bring down food prices.

He said things like:

“From the day I take the oath of office, we’ll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again… Prices wi…

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