CNN Fact-Checks Trump’s Claims About Prices of Groceries and Gas: ‘No Truth to Any of Those Claims’

TAPPER President Trump has ░░░░░░░░ trying to dismiss concerns ░░░░░░░░ his tariffs will spur ░░░░░░░░ He s claimed several ░░░░░░░░ over the last week ░░░░░░░░ prices on gas and ░░░░░░░░ and groceries have dropped ░░░░░░░░ Here s what he ░░░░░░░░ said today about energy ░░░░░░░░ gas prices as well ░░░░░░░░ earlier this week Clip ░░░░░░░░ Trump Energy just hit ░░░░░░░░ 98 in a couple ░░░░░░░░ states It s way ░░░░░░░░ You have gasoline that ░░░░░░░░ 1 98 yesterday in ░░░░░░░░ couple of states Gasoline ░░░░░░░░ in three states hit ░░░░░░░░ 98 a gallon Clip ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER Here to fact ░░░░░░░░ for us is CNN ░░░░░░░░ fact checker Daniel Dale ░░░░░░░░ is there truth in ░░░░░░░░ Dale No truth to ░░░░░░░░ of those claims Jake ░░░░░░░░ on the days the ░░░░░░░░ was referring to there ░░░░░░░░ Wednesday and Thursday there ░░░░░░░░ not a single state ░░░░░░░░ had its average gas ░░░░░░░░ any lower than 2 ░░░░░░░░ So nowhere near 1 ░░░░░░░░ Now people might say ░░░░░░░░ the president didn t ░░░░░░░░ average prices he said ░░░░░░░░ So maybe there were ░░░░░░░░ gas stations in some ░░░░░░░░ selling for 1 98 ░░░░░░░░ asked the firm GasBuddy ░░░░░░░░ this GasBuddy tracks tens ░░░░░░░░ thousands of stations across ░░░░░░░░ country They found zero ░░░░░░░░ zero stations anywhere in ░░░░░░░░ country anywhere below 2 ░░░░░░░░ So that s wrong ░░░░░░░░ Now I ll add ░░░░░░░░ I asked the White ░░░░░░░░ about this They not ░░░░░░░░ couldn t corroborate the ░░░░░░░░ s claim but they ░░░░░░░░ another lie in sending ░░░░░░░░ a response about the ░░░░░░░░ lie They said that ░░░░░░░░ big city reporters actually ░░░░░░░░ out to middle America ░░░░░░░░ would see that gas ░░░░░░░░ there are at record ░░░░░░░░ Well I looked into ░░░░░░░░ as well Jake Also ░░░░░░░░ true We re nowhere ░░░░░░░░ record lows anywhere in ░░░░░░░░ country TAPPER Oh you ░░░░░░░░ slicker Daniel Dale Dale ░░░░░░░░ TAPPER President Trump also ░░░░░░░░ been talking about egg ░░░░░░░░ which spiked under President ░░░░░░░░ we should note and ░░░░░░░░ Trump largely because of ░░░░░░░░ bird flu outbreak and ░░░░░░░░ that have been taken ░░░░░░░░ s what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ We just had a ░░░░░░░░ Easter egg hunt at ░░░░░░░░ White House thousands and ░░░░░░░░ of eggs and the ░░░░░░░░ was down 87 percent ░░░░░░░░ you know the cost ░░░░░░░░ eggs has come down ░░░░░░░░ 93 94 percent since ░░░░░░░░ took office and they ░░░░░░░░ pretty much normally priced ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends TAPPER OK ░░░░░░░░ just went to the ░░░░░░░░ store That is not ░░░░░░░░ personal experience Now I ░░░░░░░░ a big city Reporter ░░░░░░░░ You are indeed TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ it s possible that ░░░░░░░░ s being misinformed by ░░░░░░░░ But a 93 or ░░░░░░░░ or 87 percent drop ░░░░░░░░ egg prices since he ░░░░░░░░ office Dale Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ you know having gone ░░░░░░░░ a store and everyone ░░░░░░░░ who s gone to ░░░░░░░░ store knows None of ░░░░░░░░ numbers is anywhere close ░░░░░░░░ correct So let s ░░░░░░░░ with retail prices the ░░░░░░░░ that shoppers are actually ░░░░░░░░ In March those rose ░░░░░░░░ a record high of ░░░░░░░░ 23 per dozen That ░░░░░░░░ about a 26 percent ░░░░░░░░ from the month President ░░░░░░░░ returned to office in ░░░░░░░░ Now we don t ░░░░░░░░ have the April data ░░░░░░░░ s important We may ░░░░░░░░ have seen I would ░░░░░░░░ probably saw a decline ░░░░░░░░ month We don t ░░░░░░░░ how much TAPPER Because ░░░░░░░░ re importing some eggs ░░░░░░░░ Dale They are importing ░░░░░░░░ s a whole plan ░░░░░░░░ reduce the prices However ░░░░░░░░ know that it s ░░░░░░░░ near 87 93 94 ░░░░░░░░ If it was a ░░░░░░░░ percent drop Jake from ░░░░░░░░ week president from the ░░░░░░░░ President Trump took office ░░░░░░░░ would be selling for ░░░░░░░░ than 0 38 per ░░░░░░░░ We know that s ░░░░░░░░ the case Now if ░░░░░░░░ talk to the White ░░░░░░░░ about this they ll ░░░░░░░░ to wholesale prices not ░░░░░░░░ prices people are actually ░░░░░░░░ Those wholesale prices have ░░░░░░░░ dramatically since the week ░░░░░░░░ took office about 52 ░░░░░░░░ But again those aren ░░░░░░░░ the prices consumers are ░░░░░░░░ Second of all 52 ░░░░░░░░ big is not 87 ░░░░░░░░ 93 or 94 TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ eggs you re talking ░░░░░░░░ For eggs TAPPER 52 ░░░░░░░░ The president has also ░░░░░░░░ generally been talking about ░░░░░░░░ prices going way down ░░░░░░░░ down that s his ░░░░░░░░ Way down This is ░░░░░░░░ we ve heard him ░░░░░░░░ multiple times over the ░░░░░░░░ week including today Clip ░░░░░░░░ Trump Groceries are down ░░░░░░░░ have come down It ░░░░░░░░ all coming down Prices ░░░░░░░░ down Groceries are down ░░░░░░░░ ends TAPPER So look ░░░░░░░░ s April I m ░░░░░░░░ saying any of this ░░░░░░░░ his fault Like in ░░░░░░░░ of the current prices ░░░░░░░░ s only been president ░░░░░░░░ not even 100 days ░░░░░░░░ are grocery prices down ░░░░░░░░ They are not down ░░░░░░░░ not down First of ░░░░░░░░ they generally rise just ░░░░░░░░ normal inflation leaving aside ░░░░░░░░ tariffs he imposed on ░░░░░░░░ much every country in ░░░░░░░░ world 10 percent in ░░░░░░░░ April but even through ░░░░░░░░ before the tariffs took ░░░░░░░░ prices were up So ░░░░░░░░ March we had a ░░░░░░░░ 49 percent increase over ░░░░░░░░ average grocery prices People ░░░░░░░░ say oh 0 49 ░░░░░░░░ that s not very ░░░░░░░░ That s actually the ░░░░░░░░ month to month jump ░░░░░░░░ since 2022 October 2022 ░░░░░░░░ terms of year over ░░░░░░░░ comparison that March price ░░░░░░░░ about a 2 4 ░░░░░░░░ increase over the previous ░░░░░░░░ and we re talking ░░░░░░░░ increases Again I m ░░░░░░░░ blaming President Trump for ░░░░░░░░ You re not blaming ░░░░░░░░ Trump but it s ░░░░░░░░ up not going down ░░░░░░░░ All right Daniel Dale ░░░░░░░░ them honest Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”