'I don't care if Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. I just want to know what he's going to do to lower the cost of groceries,' Swalwell writes on X
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., sparked online backlash with a post in which he questioned President-elect Donald Trump’s ability to bring down grocery prices. Social media users were quick to point out that food prices spiked under President Biden's leadership.
"I don’t care if Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. I just want to know what he’s going to do to lower the cost of groceries," Rep. Swalwell wrote on X.
I don’t care if Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. I just want to know what he’s going to do to lower the cost of groceries.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 8, 2025
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Social media users were quick to point out that the congressman’s party had control of the House, the Senate and the White House while Americans struggled to afford food. While they later lost control of the House after the 2022 midterm elections, the Democrats held on to the Senate.
You mean clean up the mess you made?
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) January 8, 2025
Rep. Eric Swalwell at Fox News Studio (John Lamparski)
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Swalwell later appeared to double down on his assertion that Trump will not lower grocery prices.
"Guys, it’s so obvious. Trump has no idea how to lower your cost of groceries. So he’s going to distract you by sending your kids to die fighting Canada," Swalwell tweeted.
Guys, it’s so obvious. Trump has no idea how to lower your cost of groceries. So he’s going to distract you by sending your kids to die fighting Canada.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 8, 2025
President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
However, this only brought more fury the congressman’s way, with social media users questioning why the congressman is not more worried about the fires raging in his state that has so far left two dead and forced thousands to flee their homes.
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On Tuesday, President Biden released a statement on the deadly wildfires and announced that FEMA had approved a grant to help fight the inferno.
Donald Trump Jr. is shown after arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 7, 2025. (EMIL STACH/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
"I am being frequently briefed on the wildfires in west Los Angeles. My team and I are in touch with state and local officials, and I have offered any federal assistance that is needed to help suppress the terrible Pacific Palisades fire," Biden said in a statement.
The Trump team has not responded to a request for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
