Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused the Trump White House and fellow MAGA Republicans of "gaslighting" voters by saying prices have fallen, calling that messaging "infuriating." On The Sean Spicer Show she argued many Americans still feel the strain of high grocery, clothing and utility costs. Greene blamed government spending — including COVID-era relief and later legislation — for fueling price pressures. She urged Republicans to show solidarity with families rather than dismiss their experiences.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: White House 'Gaslighting' on Prices Is 'Infuriating' — 'Don't Deny What's Happening'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R‑Ga.) sharply criticized the Trump White House and fellow MAGA Republicans for what she described as "gaslighting" the public about the cost-of-living squeeze, urging them not to dismiss everyday complaints about rising prices.
Greene, who has publicly clashed with former President Donald Trump in recent weeks over spending and foreign policy, pushed back on Trump’s repeated claim that groceries are "at the lowest prices they have ever been." She noted that multiple polls show many Americans remain unconvinced that inflation has eased enough to reduce household costs.
Speaking Thursday on The Sean Spicer Show, Greene told host Sean Spicer — the former White House press secretary — that the administration’s messaging risks alienating voters by sounding dismissive.
"President Trump and his administration [do] deserve a lot of credit for lowering inflation and holding it steady, but that doesn’t bring prices down," Greene said. "Gaslighting the people and trying to tell them that prices have come down is not helping."
Greene emphasized that voters see price increases firsthand: groceries, children’s clothes and school supplies, and utility bills. "People know what they’re paying at the grocery store. They know what they’re paying for their kid’s clothes and school supplies. They know what they’re paying for their electricity bills," she said, urging Republicans to demonstrate solidarity with struggling families rather than lecturing them.
She blamed government spending for contributing to price pressures, criticizing both Trump-era COVID stimulus packages and subsequent Democratic legislation. "Government spending drives inflation," Greene said, arguing that measures such as the CARES Act and later bills injected money into the economy in ways that pushed prices higher.
In recent days, President Trump and Treasury officials — including Scott Bessent — have pushed back on the notion of a widening cost-of-living crisis, calling it a "con job" promoted by a Democrat-leaning media and insisting that prices are down. The dispute highlights a broader political fight over how best to explain inflation's effects on everyday Americans.
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