Trump has an odd obsession with the word groceries. Now his tariffs will raise the price of them

Get the Full StoryPresident Trump talks about groceries as if it s a foreign concept. That should have been a giant red flag.

Among other things, Donald Trump is a logophile. He loves words. For instance, he adores the word tariffs so much, he s called it a beautiful word, his favorite word, and music to his ears. It s his cellar door, apparently. On Wednesday, while announcing the broad, seemingly indiscriminate application of that wonderful word during a much-hyped speech in the White House Rose Garden, Trump lingered on another word he loves: groceries.

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