US President Donald Trump seen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 6. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump keeps touting the fact that Walmart’s promotional Thanksgiving meal basket is cheaper this year than it was last year. But Trump hasn’t mentioned that this year’s basket is different than last year’s – in particular, that it contains significantly fewer items.

This year’s basket contains 15 products , six fewer than the 21 products in the 2024 basket . If you’re counting each individual item (like each can of green beans) separately, it’s 22 items this year compared to 29 items last year. In addition, items from Walmart’s “Great Value” store brand make up a greater percentage of this year’s basket tha

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