Vice President J.D. Vance was pressed on when grocery prices fall during a Sunday interview with CBS’ Margaret Brennan.
Vice President J.D. Vance was pressed on grocery prices during an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, on Sunday, arguing that several of President Donald Trump’s first moves in office will help lower prices for Americans.
“No, Margaret, prices are going to come down, but it’s going to take some time, right? The president was president for five days. I think in those five days, he accomplished more than Joe could,” Vance said to Brennan, who pressed him on which of the several executive orders he signed. Trump in his first week, took issue with falling grocery prices “all the things we’ve done on energy, to explore more energy reserves, to develop more energy resources in the United States of America.”
Some Democrats mocked Trump over grocery prices after he took office, Including Rep. Eric Salwell, 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 the cost of groceries.”
“Donald Trump has already taken multiple executive actions that will lower energy prices, and I think that means consumers will see lower prices at the pump and in the grocery store, but it will take a little bit of time,” Vance said.
CBS News’ Margaret Brennan VP JD Vance pressed grocery prices. (Screenshot/CBS/Fox News)
The price of eggs is up nearly 37% over the past year, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Former President Biden and his administration have repeatedly insisted that it takes time for Americans to feel the former president’s accomplishments when it comes to the economy.
Brennan asked Vance about when voters would see differences in the products they “touch and feel” in grocery stores, and specifically noted that Vance mentioned bacon on the campaign trail.
“Okay, but Margaret, how does bacon get to the grocery store? It comes on trucks fueled by diesel fuel. If diesel is too expensive, bacon will get even more expensive. How do we grow bacon? Our farmers need energy to produce it.”
The Vice President also said during the interview that Big Tech He was still on notice, Despite their donations to Trump’s inauguration.
Vice President Senator J. (Alex Wong / Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Brennan said during the interview that most executive orders were not focused on the economy, but Vance pushed 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 were focused on the economy, bringing investment into our country and getting energy prices down. I also focused on safety, restoring public safety.” , ending the weapons of the Justice Department, he does not sit in the Oval Office.