Trump Promises Cheaper Eggs; Voters Cluck Back âAisle 4!â
In a 2025 Axios Vibes survey by The Harris Poll (Sept 11-13, 2025), only 1 in 5 Americans find groceries easier to afford than last yearâground beef bounced up 12.8%, eggs 10.9%, and coffee brewed a 20.9% spike. Trump, still clutching his Day One eggs promise from last yearâs campaign, insists egg prices have plummeted nearly 80%âwhich... contradicts BLS data showing food inflation is stubbornly stuck at 3.2%. Karoline Leavittâs team claims the grocery crisis is just data magic while John Gerzema warns the midterms could unfold like 'Cleanup on Aisle 4.' Meanwhile, 65% feel monthly financial squeeze tighter than a 5-dollar footlong at a $12 sandwich shop.
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Trump promised cheaper groceries on Day One but eggs and coffee ghosted those ambitions harder than your group chat when bills arrive. Midterms may hinge on âCleanup on Aisle 4â because apparently, affordable food is now a luxury item in the land of freedom fries.
Egg prices are supposedly down 80% according to Trumpâs factbook, but 'harder to afford' is up, coffeeâs up 20.9%, and voter patience is brewing a tempest worthy of Starbucks-level drama.
Only 1 in 5 say groceries are easier to afford this yearâyeah, thatâs about as rare as a polite Twitter debate. Republicans still think the economyâs peachy; everyone else is wondering if cereal is the new caviar.
Source: Axios | Published: 10/2/2025 | Author: Margaret Talev
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