President Donald Trump looks at the crowd upon his arrival to deliver remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
Real-wages were among one of the several statistics that Trump shared with voters Tuesday to prove how much better the economy is under him than Biden. According to Trump, real wages "plummeted" by $3,000 under Biden, while under Trump's second administration, the president said, the typical factory worker has seen their real wages increase by $1,300, construction workers by over $1,800, and miners by $3,300. Trump added that, under Biden, real-wages for construction workers dropped by $3,500.
To put things into perspective for the audience, Trump also touched on the price of everyday goods, and shared charts with the audience showing how the prices differed under his predecessor's term. Citing a report from Walmart, Trump said the cost of a full Thanksgiving meal, trimmings, turkey and all, is 25% cheaper under his administration than it was under Biden. He said the price of Thanksgiving turkeys specifically was also down 33%.
Trump added that egg prices have "dropped like a rock" under his second term, noting their price point is down 80% since March.
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"One of the most important ways we're defeating inflation is by unleashing American energy, including oil, gas and clean beautiful coal," Trump also said, citing data he said shows 22 different states have lower gas prices today than they ever have in the last seven years. Three of them, Trump noted, have gas as low as $1.99 per gallon.
Then-President Joe Biden speaks to guests at Ingeteam Inc., an electrical equipment manufacturer, on August 15, 2023 in Milwaukee. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, amid his barbs at Democrats on their "affordability" messaging, Trump posited that he doesn't have to "sell" his administration's policies to anyone, because they are "the right policy."
"We don't have to sell men in women's sports. We don't have to sell transgender to everybody. We don't have to sell open borders where the whole world is allowed to come into our country from prisons and everywhere," Trump told the crowd. "That's our message. They gave you high prices. They gave you the highest inflation in history. And we're giving you we're bringing those prices down rapidly."
Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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