We Asked Trump Voters About Groceries. Their Answers Will Shock You.
Trump pledged to lower grocery prices, but beef prices are up 12.8% and coffee prices are up 20.9%.
Now, Zohran Mamdani is offering a radical solution.
We went out with @accordingtothekid to ask New Yorkers — including Trump voters — what they think of city-owned grocery stores.
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@NenaFiver
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
He will drive the billionaires out? I say, good riddance. Go leech somewhere else
@AlphabetSoup12
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Oh so nooooowwwww they hate Capitalism. Sure
@Kortexual
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
It's because Kamala is a woman. People don't want to say it out loud, but a majority of Americans can't fathom a woman ever being POTUS.
@LSmitty26
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Poor folks voting against their own interests 😔 we live in a idiocracy
@austingrisham753
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
I think the important thing to gather from this video is that while social issues are important, the thing that unites Americans are table top issues: rent, food, gas. These need to be the center of the left's campaigns going forward. Don't let Republicans pigeon hole us as coastal elites who only care about being "woke."
@daemonlion234
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
I don't get the nobody says/uses the word groceries anymore. Everybody in my town/state says groceries and or grocery store?!.
@SteveBazin
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Hope they starve to expired. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@SamDupree-bw4rt
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
come back in 2029 when the democrats are in power and everyone hates them again. stop voting for republicans and democrats!
@kyratawney7591
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
You know what would help more than government controlled stores? Taxing the rich and large corporations properly and giving tax breaks to smaller companies and funding schools, healthcare, and give the little guy more of their money back in taxes. Building back the middle class would help more than all this nonsense.
@richardr9294
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Yes, the U.S. military still operates PXs, though the terminology has evolved.
Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) continues to run retail facilities on military installations. While the terms "PX" (Post Exchange) for Army posts and "BX" (Base Exchange) for Air Force bases are still commonly used and recognized, AAFES has been rebranding these locations under the unified name "The Exchange" (often abbreviated as "X") to simplify branding across services.
Current Operations: The Exchange operates over 4,900 facilities worldwide, including main stores, convenience stores ("Shoppettes"), gas stations, restaurants, movie theaters, and specialty shops.
Eligibility: Access is granted to active-duty service members, reservists, National Guard members, retirees, and their dependents, typically via a valid military ID.
Services: These facilities offer a wide range of products and services—clothing, electronics, groceries, vehicle sales, barber shops, and even military clothing and uniform sales—often at tax-free prices.
Rebranding: Although the official push is toward the "Exchange" name, many personnel and installations still refer to the main stores as "PX" or "BX" in everyday conversation.
In short, while the name may be changing, the function and presence of these military retail outlets remain strong and essential to service member quality of life.
@richardr9294
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Regarding the remark on Socialist Grocery Stores; The U.S military has been running these socialist grocery stores since World War II. I did a search regarding the Military Socialist Grocery Stores. This is what was returned. Are there any veterans out there who want to chime in on this?
@joshs3916
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Old fashioned word, sure 😂
@InnerPeaceDiaries
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
EGGS ARE 10$ IN NY!?!? Guys… I’m so sorry. 😞
@InnerPeaceDiaries
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
❤
@BobGrush-y7g
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Depends whete you live … the only thing i see higher is any kind of beef
@brandonn161
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
And if given the chance, most will just vote for the same shit all over again.
@ValenReviews
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
How is this guy still called the kid with a grey beard?
@ekoboyz757
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
these people deserved what they got, the stupid peoples president. the best thing about trump is he hurt the people better then democrats who always looking to help them, hurt them and hurt them hard, thanks trump. the stupid peoples president
@BigBri550
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
The only answer from a Trump voter that would shock me is an answer made any sense at all. Then I would have to get my hearing checked.
@MJ-ho5ex
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
People are ignorant including this interviewer. Prices of most things almost never go down, the rate of increases just lessens. That is why Biden’s inflation will be with us forever. Ouch!
@clydekaddilyhopper
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
People didnt vote for Trump they voted for change. The democrats dropped the ball. They did nothing about what people were concerned about. In the next election they will vote for change again and the democrats will fail them again. It will go back and forth like that because both sides are bought and paid for by billionaires.
@bluefox4902
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
You cannot have state financed stores… It's Will destroy the market, what will the private stores do? they cannot compete, so they close = fewer jobs, lower GNP, higher tax. It's stupid. Not the way to go about it. The way is to reduce burden on farmers and production companies (lower cost to produce), also remove barriers for international trade. Tariffs = High price for companies to aquire and produce. Which means higher price for the consumer. Basic economics. Dumb Trump don't seem to understand this, or maybe he does, the tariffs goes to the government. Money for Trump.
@JBREALTY07
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
They couldn't vote for a black woman! Period.
@richard7930
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
REALLY, WHY WOULD YOU THINK A CRIMINAL WOULD CARE ABOUT YOU, IGNORANCE IS BLISS.😮😮😮😢
@kingdomfor1
April 19, 2026 at 11:17 pm
Socialism does work ,go to Italy and look at the cooperatives. We have been brainwashed by the greedy to believe it doesn't work , but it does.