President Trump complimented Walmart for the double-digit price drop on this year’s Thanksgiving meal.
President Trump on Sunday touted improvements in consumer prices and said some retailers are offering cheaper Thanksgiving meals compared to what they charged under the Biden administration.
Speaking to reporters at Palm Beach International Airport before leaving for Joint Base Andrews, Trump said prices are “already at much lower levels than they were during the last administration.”
“From an economic standpoint, our prices for groceries and things like that are coming down significantly,” Trump said.
The president added that his administration worked to address price concerns over the weekend, suggesting Americans could see further relief soon.
TRUMP PRAISES WALMART FOR LOWERING THANKSGIVING MEAL PRICES
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 16, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“We worked on it this weekend,” Trump said. “And you’ll see some of the items that were a little bit higher — they were lower than the previous administration, but a little bit higher — we’ll have some small price reductions and, in some cases, some pretty good ones.”
The president also pointed out that some Thanksgiving meals are more affordable this year.
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FILE PHOTO: Pictured here is a Thanksgiving dinner. As inflation has put pressure on household budgets in recent years, supermarkets have offered discounted Thanksgiving meal bundles to attract shoppers. (iStock)
“Affordability is much, much better with us,” Trump said. “And again, I go to Walmart and other businesses and in every case it’s about 25%. A Thanksgiving meal and environment is 25% lower than it was under the Biden administration.”
Earlier this month, Trump similarly praised Walmart’s Thanksgiving meal during a speech at the America Business Forum.
“Walmart just announced that the cost of their standard Thanksgiving meal… is down 25% from a year ago. Isn’t that great? That’s a big deal,” he said.
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A Walmart store on Black Friday in Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S., on Friday, November 24, 2023. In October, Walmart announced it would launch its annual Thanksgiving meal basket, containing 20 national and private label items, including a Butterball tu (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Getty Images)
In October, Walmart announced it would launch its annual Thanksgiving meal basket, which includes 20 national and private label items, including a Butterball turkey, and serves 10 people for less than $40.
This amounts to about $4 per person, and could ease the pressure dozens of families are facing as grocery prices remain high.
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As inflation has put pressure on household budgets in recent years, supermarkets have offered discounted Thanksgiving meal bundles to attract shoppers.
