Laura Ingraham noted that the economy was “a top concern” for voters last week in key elections swept by Democrats, adding that the cost of beef, coffee and auto repairs has soared, prompting Trump to interrupt, “Sure, but they’re going to come down very shortly.”

He then claimed nobody is actually concerned about rising prices.

“More than anything else, it’s a con job by the Democrats,” said Trump. “They’re saying, they just have this like, you know, they put out something, say, ‘Today, costs are up.’ They feed it to the anchors of ABC, CBS and NBC and a lot of other, you know, CNN, etc.”

A new poll found that seven in 10 Americans say they pay more for groceries now than they did last year.

Ingraham asked Trump if affordability is a “voter perception issue,” rather than a real concern requiring new policy or stronger messaging from Republicans. The president, as expected, agreed with the former and doubled down on his attacks against the press.

He argued that the term “manufactured” being used to criticize his claims about the economy is evidence of this supposed collusion with the Democratic Party, because “nobody uses that word,” and that the media does “exactly what they say” to attack him.

“It’s such a rigged system,” Trump continued. “So, are you ready? Costs are way down.”

He touted falling gasoline prices to suggest widespread satisfaction with his administration. A recent CBS News/YouGov survey, which polled 2,124 U.S. adults between Oct. 29 and 31, however, showed 62% experienced prices going up for goods and services they’re buying.

When asked once again if voters are “misperceiving how they feel,” Trump said, “Well, they’re being fed a con job.” Ingraham noted that former President Joe Biden had similarly praised the economy during his own administration, but that Trump had attacked him for it at the time.

The MAGA leader then launched into a rant about the 2024 election, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and her “60 Minutes” interview last year, which saw Trump sue CBS News’ parent company, Paramount Global, for $20 billion over alleged “deceptive” editing.