Hassett acknowledged that grocery prices have improved, but electricity prices remain high, along with health insurance and airline fares, indicating ongoing inflationary pressures.
Trump touched on several topics during his 18-minute address to the nation on Wednesday night, but did focus on cost of living and the economy, blaming former President Joe Biden for inflation while touting lower prices for groceries and gas across the nation. Morning Joe co-host Jonathan Lemire pressed Hassett on Trump's exaggerated claims Thursday, only for the advisor to claim that not only were the president's claims true, but that the facts were documented in a slide deck provided to each network.
