Vice President JD Vance pressed for lower food prices during an interview with CBS's Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
During an interview on CBS' “Face the Nation,” Vice President JD Vance weighed in on food prices on Sunday, saying that President Donald Trump's first steps in office would help lower prices for Americans. .
“No, Margaret, prices are coming down, but it's going to take a while, right? The president has been president for all of five days. I think that in those five days, he's done more than Joe Biden did in It took four years,” Vance told Brennan, who pressed him on several executive orders Trump signed in his first week to lower food prices. “Everything we've done about energy, to discover more energy resources, to develop more energy resources in the United States of America.”
Some Democrats have mocked Trump over food prices since he took office. including representative Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. , who posted on X in early January, “I don't care if Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. I just want to know what he's going to do to lower food costs.”
“Donald Trump has already taken several executive actions that will lower energy prices, and I believe consumers want to see lower prices at the pump and at the grocery store,” Vance said. a little time
CBS News' Margaret Brennan pressed VP JD Vance on food prices. (News Screenshot / CBS / Fox)
The price of eggs Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), it has increased by approximately 37% over last year.
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Former President Biden and his administration have repeatedly emphasized that it will take time for Americans to feel the achievements of the former president when it comes to the economy.
Brennan asked Vance when voters would see differences in the products they “touch and feel” at grocery stores, specifically mentioning bacon Vance mentioned on the campaign trail.
“Okay, but Margaret, how does bacon get to the grocery store? It comes in these diesel-fueled trucks. If diesel is too expensive, bacon gets more expensive. How can we grow bacon? Our farmers for Its production requires energy.
The vice president also said during the interview that Big Tech still noticed Despite their contributions to Trump's inauguration.
Vice President JD 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 executive orders are not focused on the economy, but Vance is pushing back.
“We've taken over 200 executive actions — some executive orders, other executive actions. Again, this is in less than a week, and a lot of them are focused on the economy, bringing investment into our country and We're lowering the price of energy. “We've also done a lot on safety, restoring public safety, ending the Department of Justice's guns. He is sitting in the Oval Office.