Vice President J.D. Vance was pressed on low grocery prices during an interview Sunday with CBS’s Margaret Brennan.
Vice President J.D. Vance was pressed on grocery prices during an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, arguing that one of President Donald Trump’s first steps in office will be to lower prices for many Americans. Will help.
“No, Margaret, prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take a little time, OK? The president is president for all five days. I think, in those five days, he’s accomplished more than Joe Biden Had done in four years,” Vance told Brennan, who pressed him that Trump had signed several executive orders in his first week in office, including one that lowered grocery prices. “All the stuff we’ve done on energy, to explore more energy reserves, to develop more energy resources in the United States.”
Some Democrats have mocked Trump over grocery prices since he took office, Including Rep. Eric Swalwell, “I don’t care if Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. I just want to know what he’s going to do to lower the cost of groceries,” D-Calif., who posted on Twitter in early January Used to be.”
“Donald Trump has already taken a number of executive actions that are going to lower energy prices, and I believe that means consumers are going to see lower prices at the pump and the grocery store,” Vance. Said, “But it’s going to take a little time.
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan presses VP JD Vance on grocery prices. (Screenshot / CBS / Fox News)
price of eggs That’s up nearly 37% from last year, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Former President Biden and his administration had repeatedly stressed that it would take time for Americans to realize the former president’s accomplishments when it came to the economy.
Brennan asked Vance when voters would notice a difference in “touch and feel” products at grocery stores, and specifically noted Vance has mentioned bacon on the campaign trail.
“Okay, but Margaret, how does bacon get to the grocery store? It comes on trucks that are fueled by diesel fuel. If diesel is too expensive, bacon is going to be more expensive. How do we grow bacon? Do our farmers need energy to produce it?
The Vice President also said during the interview that Big Tech was still on notice, Despite his donation to Trump’s inauguration.
Vice President Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) arrives for a campaign rally at Radford University on July 22, 2024 in Radford, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Brennan said during the interview that most of the executive orders were not focused on the economy, but Vance pushed back.
“We’ve taken 200 executive actions – some executive orders, other executive actions. Again, this is in less than a week, and a lot of them were focused on the economy, bringing investment into our country and energy We were lowering energy prices. We were lowering energy prices. They were also focused on safety. Reinstate, end the weaponization of the Justice Department Are him.
