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President Donald Trump has been touting a “25% cheaper Thanksgiving,” pointing to a Walmart promotional bundle that dropped from $55 to $40. At campaign stops and across social media, the message is clear: American families are winning.

But there’s a problem with the math. The 2024 bundle contained 21 products — sweet potatoes, pecan pie and multiple sides included. This year’s version? Just 15 products. The missing items — not lower prices — explain the discount.

When fact-checkers reconstructed the original basket and repriced it for 2025, they found the opposite of Trump’s claim: The identica

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