There's just ONE TEENY, TINY LITTLE CATCH with Trump's boast of "Lowering 2025 Thanksgiving costs at WalMart" [View all]

On Election Day 2025, Trump boldly proclaimed, "If affordability is your issue, VOTE REPUBLICAN! Energy costs, as an example, are plummeting." Despite his claims, energy costs are actually rising, not falling, Benen said.

Following Democratic election victories, Trump doubled down, declaring, "Affordability is our goal." He then launched into a passionate rant: "2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart. My cost are lower than the Democrats on everything, especially oil and gas! So the Democrats 'affordability' issue is DEAD! STOP LYING!!!"

In reality, Walmart simply reduced costs by decreasing the number of items and replacing brand-name products with cheaper alternatives - not through any White House intervention.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-affordability/