Democrats in a Fox News digital focal group were not impressed by President Donald Trump's call to reduce the price of eggs and abolish taxes on tips and the payment of overtime.
During the speech of the Congress on Tuesday, Trump blamed former President Biden for the prices of “out of control” eggs and promised that his administration has been working hard to relieve costs.
“Secretary [Brooke Rollins]Do a good job in that. He inherited a total disaster of the previous administration. Do a good job, “Trump said when the democratic side of the camera exploded in boos.
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President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of the Congress at the United States Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, the vice president of DC, JD Vance, and the president of the Mike Johnson Chamber, Republican of the la-la., Applauds behind him. (Win McNamee/Pool through Reuters)
The average price of a dozen large eggs to reached a new record in January 2025, according to the last consumer price index. The cost in the cities of the United States was $ 4.95, 13 cents higher than the previous record of $ 4.82.
“An important approach to our struggle to defeat inflation is to quickly reduce the cost of energy. The previous administration reduced the number of new oil and gas leases by 95%, decreased the construction of the pipe and closed more than 100 power plants. We are opening many of those electric plants at this time,” Trump continued during the direction.
The president and partner of Maslansky + Partners, Lee Carter, directed the focal group of 161 people for Fox News Digital, which included 64 Democrats, 77 Republicans and 20 independents.
According to Carter, the Republicans and independent who participated in the Focal Group were glad that Trump approached prices, but wanted to hear more about their energy plans.
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Even so, he pointed out that both groups were willing to give the President the benefit of the doubt.
“The Democrats had nothing like that and, on the other hand, they focused on how unfair it was for Trump to blame Biden for the price of eggs,” Carter added.
While Trump criticized Biden and pointed out efforts to reduce the cost of goods, the favorability of Republicans and independent constantly rose, while Democrats's reaction went from neutral to slightly negative.
The focal group reacted similarly when Trump reiterated calls to end taxes on tips, overtime work and social security benefits.
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Vice President JD Vance, on the left, President Donald Trump, and the president of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, during a joint session of the Congress in the Chamber of the Chamber of the Capitol of the United States in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
Again, the favorability of Republicans and independent rose during this part of the speech. However, while the Democrats began neutral, they showed a slight favorability when Trump pressed to obtain greater benefits for the “great seniors” of the United States.
The committee of a responsible federal budget estimates that eliminating taxes on the entrance of the TIP, as well as increasing the minimum wage, two policies supported by Trump, could add between $ 100 billion and $ 200 billion to the nation's deficits in a 10 -year window.
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In general, Carter said the Democrats barely react to Trump's direction and were not negatively marking at the lowest level, as seen by Fox News digital focal groups.
“They were simply neutral. It is as if they were not willing to listen to it at all. The independents behaved much more like the Republicans than the Democrats,” Carter continued.
