The Daily Populous Saturday December 14th, 2024 day edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by wenchette

“I don’t think so. Look, they got them up. I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will,” Trump said.

“I think that energy is going to bring them down. I think a better supply chain is going to bring them down. You know, the supply chain is still broken. It’s broken. You see it. You go out to the docks and you see all these containers,” Trump said. He proceeded to describe a port in California that held over a dozen full shipping containers as evidence for a “broken” supply chain.

It seems Trump is already trying to manage expectations after making more than a few lofty promises about bringing grocery prices down, a goal that is not reflected in his disastrous proposed economic policies. Trump’s plan to implement 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico will likely increase the price of everyday consumer products, like groceries. In 2022, Mexico accounted for a whopping 69 percent of U.S. vegetable imports and 51 percent of fresh fruit imports.

wanderingpeddlar on December 14th, 2024 at 02:27 UTC »

Oh for the love of the elder gods. If you didn't know that Trump could not think his way out of a unlocked room.. Well now you know. Sigh I am willing to bet the only people surprised at this is his base.

BukkitCrab on December 14th, 2024 at 02:25 UTC »

No admission required, he already proved how little he knows about leading in his first term which is why it's insane that people would vote for him again.

wenchette on December 14th, 2024 at 02:24 UTC »

> It seems Trump is already trying to manage expectations after making more than a few lofty promises about bringing grocery prices down, a goal that is not reflected in his disastrous proposed economic policies. Trump’s plan to implement 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico will likely increase the price of everyday consumer products, like groceries. In 2022, Mexico accounted for a whopping 69 percent of U.S. vegetable imports and 51 percent of fresh fruit imports.