‘Costs Are Way Down’ in ’the Greatest Economy,' Trump Says

The president called on Republican lawmakers to speak more positively about the economy to counter what he called ‘fake’ polls and ‘false talk’ by Democrats.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 6, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said in a new interview that the U.S. economy is performing better than what detractors have alleged.

“Costs are way down,” Trump told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in an interview that was released on Monday. “Gasoline is going to be hitting $2 pretty soon, or around $2.”