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Vice President JD Vance recently claimed that grocery prices will drop under President Donald Trump’s administration but failed to provide any concrete details about how or when this will happen. Speaking with CBS’s Margaret Brennan on Sunday, Vance maintained that the administration is making progress, though his explanations were vague.
“You campaigned on lowering prices for consumers. We’ve seen all these executive orders. Which one lowers prices?” Brennan asked.
Vance responded, “We have done a lot, and there have been a number of executive orders that have already caused jobs to start coming back into our country, which is a core part of lowering prices. More capital investment, more job creation in our economy—those are the things that will drive down prices for consumers while raising wages so people can afford what they need.”
When Brennan pressed further, asking, “So grocery prices aren’t going to come down?” Vance insisted otherwise. “No, no, Margaret, prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take a little bit of time,” he said.
Vance went on to claim that Trump had accomplished more in five days than President Joe Biden did during his entire term, though he provided no specifics to back up the assertion.
Vance added that encouraging more capital investment would eventually lead to lower prices. However, within just one week of Trump’s presidency, some grocery prices have increased, fueled in part by Trump’s controversial international tariffs. One significant example is the recent spike in coffee prices after Trump’s tariff dispute with Colombia.
Over the weekend, Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff increase on Colombia unless the country agreed to accept U.S. deportees using military aircraft. Colombia, a key U.S. ally in Latin America, supplies roughly 20 percent of the coffee consumed in the U.S. The country’s strained trade relationship with the U.S., coupled with Brazil’s record-breaking drought and low coffee production, has further exacerbated rising prices.
While the tariffs have caused frustration among consumers, Trump’s supporters remain steadfast. On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy celebrated the price hikes, suggesting they were a small price to pay if they helped achieve the administration’s immigration goals. “Ultimately, would you pay an extra quarter on a cup of coffee to send those people back?” Doocy asked.
Co-host Brian Kilmeade quickly replied, “Yes!” Kilmeade then suggested that Americans turn to cheaper options like instant coffee, jokingly advising viewers to “just go Taster’s Choice. It’s instant. You put it in, and you stir it.”
Trump, who campaigned heavily on lowering grocery prices, appeared to change his stance in December. In an interview with Time, he admitted, “It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up.” His remarks stand in stark contrast to his earlier promises of reducing costs for American families.
The economic challenges posed by tariffs, rising commodity prices, and inconsistent messaging from the Trump administration have left many Americans questioning whether food prices will improve anytime soon.
With no clear plan in place, skepticism continues to grow, especially as some of Trump’s policies seem to contribute to the very price increases he pledged to reverse.
