The current president promised to bring prices down.
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Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026
The sources document that Trump, the sitting president in the post's context, repeatedly promised during the 2024 campaign to bring prices down, including 'immediately bring prices down, starting on day one' and 'I will end inflation.' The claim is about the promise, not whether it was kept, and the post's 'the president' resolves to Trump, so the claim tracks the.
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… We act like there's not a guy here in California who's gonna be in. I will say I believe our nominee should be a Democratic governor, whether that's me or anyone else, and that's because the president promised a lot of things. He promised he'd bring prices down. He promised he'd keep us out of forever wars, and he did the opposite. But what Democratic governors have are receipts. You can look at, have you built the housing? Have you created? No, he said, "Yeah. Oh, yeah, we're gonna have a field day with that." …
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Supports. FactCheck.org quotes Trump's August 2024 campaign promise: 'Starting the day I take the oath of office, I will rapidly drive prices down,' and notes he said he'd like to bring prices down.[1]
Supports. The Hill reports Trump made repeated vows to 'end inflation' and 'immediately bring prices down' if elected, and the AP reports he promised voters he would lower gasoline prices and unlock roaring growth.[2][3]
Supports. BBC quotes Trump's campaign line 'When I win, I will immediately bring prices down,' and the AP describes the campaign promise to bring down costs.[2][4]
Context. Sources also report that prices have not come down as promised, with the AP and BBC describing the promise as undelivered. This bears on whether the promise was kept, which the claim does not assert.[2][4]
Context. The post's 'he' and 'the president' refer to Trump, who the sources show as president in his second term, so the referent matches.[2][4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 1
- 1Tracking Trump’s Promises at the 100-Day Mark - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump failed to stop inflation. Now Republicans may pay the price in the midterm electionsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump's 2024 campaign promises: A year in review - The Hillthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump's biggest economic problem looks familiarbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
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