| 8/9/24: | “Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.”
NBC Montana, Trump Rally in Bozeman, MT, YouTube (August 9, 2024).
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| 8/14/24 | “Under my administration, we will be slashing energy and electricity prices by half within 12 months, at a maximum 18 months”
“Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything.”
PBS NewsHour, Trump Rally in North Carolina, YouTube (August 14, 2024).
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| 8/17/24 | “Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down and we will make America affordable again. We’re going to make it affordable again.”
“We’re going to get your energy prices down. We’re going to get your energy prices down by 50%.”
PBS NewsHour, Trump speaks at campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, YouTube (August 17, 2024).
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| 9/5/24 | @ 10:56 “We will bring our auto-making industry to the record levels of 37 years ago, and we’ll be able to do it very quickly through tariffs and other smart use of certain things that we have that other countries don't.”
@ 18:05 “Energy is going to bring us back. That means we’re going down and getting gasoline below $2 a gallon, bring down the price of everything from electricity rates to groceries, airfares, and housing costs.”
@ 48:04 “We will eliminate regulations that drive up housing costs with the goal of cutting the cost of a new home in half. We think we can do that.”
NBC News, Trump Addresses Economic Club Of New York, YouTube (September 5, 2024).
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| 9/18/24 | “While working Americans catch up, we’re going to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates. We can’t let them make 25 and 30%.”
Former President Trump Campaigns in Uniondale, New York, C-SPAN (September 18, 2024).
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| 9/29/24 | “We're going to get the prices down. We have to get them down. It's too much. Groceries, cars, everything. We're going to get the prices down. While working Americans catch up, we are going to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%. People are being made to pay 25%. Temporary ban.”
Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Campaign Rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Roll Call (September 29, 2024).
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| 10/1/24: | “Starting on day one, we will end inflation and make America affordable again. We’ll do that. We’ve got to bring it down.”
PBS NewsHour, Trump delivers campaign remarks in Waunakee as vice presidential debate set to begin, YouTube (October 1, 2024).
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| 11/04/24 | “A vote for Trump means your groceries will be cheaper”
Former President Trump Campaigns in Pittsburgh, C-SPAN (November 4, 2024).
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| 1/5/25 | “We must secure our border, unleash American energy, and renew the Trump tax cuts, which were the largest in history, but we will make it even better - There will be no tax on tips. It will all be made up with tariffs, and much more, from countries that have taken advantage of the U.S. for years.”
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), X (January 5, 2025, 9:11PM).
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| 1/7/25 | “We’re going to have prices down- I think you’re going to see some pretty drastic price reductions.”
Associated Press, Trump holds a press conference at Mar-a-Lago, YouTube (January 7, 2025).
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| 3/4/25 | “After dropping by around 800 points in the morning, the Dow recouped its losses before plunging at the end of trading to close lower by around 670 points, or 1.55%, at 42,521. The broader S&P 500 fell 1.22% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.35%, paring some of its losses after dipping into correction territory earlier.”
“‘The market finally took the Trump administration at its word, and the realization that the tariff talk wasn’t just a negotiating tactic is starting to sink in,’ said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Northlight Asset Management.”
Lucy Bayly and John Towfighi, Dow falls by almost 700 points after Trump’s tariffs threaten a dangerous trade war, CNN (March 4, 2025).
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| 3/29/25 | Speaking of automakers raising prices after announcing he would impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles: “I couldn’t care less if they raise prices”.
Kristen Welker and Alexandra Marquez, Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if foreign automakers raise prices due to tariffs, NBC News (March 29, 2025).
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| 4/2/25 | "It's available and you don't have to pay too much. As I understand it, you'll pay nothing."
Donald J. Trump, Liberation Day at Rose Garden, Roll Call (April 2, 2025).
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| 4/8/25 | “US stocks tumbled solidly into the red in the afternoon. The Dow fell 320 points, or 0.84%. The broader S&P 500 fell 1.57%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 2.15%.
The S&P 500 closed at its lowest level in almost a year. The Dow and Nasdaq both closed at their lowest level since January 2024.”
John Towfighi, et al.,Rally in US stocks evaporates as White House doubles down on China tariffs, CNN (April 8, 2025).
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| 4/9/25 | “BE COOL! Everything is going to work out well. The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!”
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump), Truth Social (April 9, 2025, 9:33AM). |
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