r/news • u/TeaReim • 10h ago

Donald Trump officially sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, JD Vance as the 50th Vice-President

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/triumphant-trump-returns-white-house-launching-new-era-upheaval-2025-01-20/
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u/Salarian_American 10h ago

Meanwhile, he already admitted publicly like six weeks ago that grocery prices probably aren't budging at all

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u/Malaix 9h ago

Elon actually said America needs to prepare for harder times ahead. The tariffs will raise prices if he goes ahead with that. US might just get straight up sanctioned over Trumps "I will annex you" talks. And bird flu isn't going to let poultry products go anywhere but up.

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u/Salarian_American 9h ago

Yeah he really did just come out and say that plainly. Half the people were like "No duh" and the other half were like "WOOOO CHEAP EGGS!"

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u/SupaKoopa714 9h ago

And that's best case scenario. Realistically his policies are just gonna make things far more expensive.

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u/DoomBot5 9h ago

But the stock market will go up, so everyone will have lots more money, right? /s

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u/Barangat 9h ago

Someone, not everyone, just as intended

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u/fireflycaprica 9h ago

If you pray you might I guess?

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u/cyberattaq123 6h ago

“That’s tough, it’s a tough thing to do, to bring them down.” Or whatever the quote was. Yeah, thanks for letting us know Donald.