During a segment on Wednesday’s edition of “Fox & Friends,” co-host Lawrence Jones lamented the current state of affairs for Trump as “unfair.”
“It has only been nine months,” Jones said, arguing that Trump needs more time in the presidency for his economic ideas to work. “It’s kind of unfair for someone that’s been there nine months, to put it all on them.”
Jones’ comment runs in stark contrast to Trump’s own rhetoric from the 2024 campaign where he made a roster of claims about policy that he would implement on Day 1 to address economic issues. The vast majority of those promises were broken and Trump has squandered the growing economy he inherited from former President Joe Biden (as he did in his first term following former President Barack Obama).
The Fox host’s excuses echo Speaker Mike Johnson, who said on Nov. 6 in response to a question about rising food prices, “All of the economists have shown that food prices always go up. There's an inflationary level that's built into grocery prices.”
In response to Johnson, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani noted, “In 2024, Republicans promised to lower the cost of groceries. In 2025, they’re shrugging it off, saying ‘food prices always go up.’”
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