Trump Calls Groceries ‘A Hoax’
MOUNT POCONO, PA—Delivering a highly anticipated speech about the state of the economy, President Donald Trump doubled down this week on his claim that groceries were a hoax perpetrated by Democrats. “They have this new word, they’re calling it ‘groceries,’ but you can ask anybody—everybody knows food comes from restaurants,” said Trump, who claimed that media images of high prices on everyday grocery items like eggs and milk were clearly AI-generated, because there was “no such thing as a store with shelves and shelves of food” for people to buy. “Do they really expect Americans to believe there’s this huge building where you have to go and walk down aisle after aisle and then pay for all this food? It’s nonsense, folks. Talk to the experts. I’ve talked to some very smart people, and none of them had even heard of groceries before Democrats started using it to attack me. If you want food, and you’re not at a restaurant, the lady can just bring it to you at your desk. Worst-case scenario, you go to the fridge. Trust me, the refrigerator is always full.” During his return trip to Washington aboard Air Force One, Trump cut off a female journalist asking for clarification on his comments by urging her to “show [him] a grocery right now.”
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