As millions of Americans struggled with the cost of living last year, Trump promised to take action on the campaign trial. “Prices will come down,” he declared during one speech. “You just watch – they’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast.”
Since his election victory last November, however, Trump has appeared to soften his pledge. “I’d like to bring them down,” he told Time magazine of prices in December. “It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard.”
