Donald Trump promised during the 2024 election campaign to cut electricity prices by half after the election.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
Multiple reliable sources quote Trump's 2024 campaign pledge to cut energy and electricity prices in half, including an Asheville speech (Aug. 14, 2024) and a Pennsylvania rally (late Sept. 2024). The post says 'after the election' while the sources frame the timeline as 'within 12 months of taking office,' a peripheral difference that does not change the core promise.
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… That's what he said in 2024, during election. I can't tell you what these perfect words are, but the words they're so perfect that it'll end the war. So I've got a plan. In fact, I'll end the war in 24 hours after the election, and I'm going to cut electricity prices by half after the election. Gas is going to go down to two dollars a gallon. Groceries are going to be affordable. There's going to be no more never-ending wars. But I also assure you, 24 hours, perfect words, Zelensky and Putin will say, "Got it, Donald. What words? …
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Supports. CBS News quotes Trump at an Aug. 14, 2024 campaign speech in Asheville, NC, pledging 'slashing energy and electricity prices by half, at least half.'[2]
Supports. The New York Times reports that Trump 'repeatedly promised voters that he would cut energy and electricity prices in half within 18 months of taking office' during the 2024 campaign.[3]
Supports. News5 Cleveland quotes Trump at a late-September 2024 rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania: 'If you vote for me, I will cut your energy and electricity prices in half within 12 months,' a line it says was repeated throughout the campaign.[5]
Supports. NBC News reported in Sept. 2024 that Trump vowed to 'cut your energy costs in half within 12 months after taking office,' and the AP promise tracker logs the same energy pledge.[1][4]
Context. The timing differs slightly: sources describe the pledge as applying within 12 or 18 months of taking office, not explicitly 'after the election.' The promise itself is clearly documented.[2][3][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Tracking Trump's Presidential Promisesapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Trump Promised to Halve Energy Costs in 18 Months. ...nytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Trump vows to halve energy costs in 12 months. Few see that ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Trump promised to ‘drill, baby, drill.’ But Americans’ gas costs are up, new report findsnews5cleveland.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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