President Trump on Friday said he would order the Justice Department to investigate the meatpacking industry for alleged collusion and price fixing.

Why it matters: Trump insists grocery prices are coming down, but concedes beef is one thing that's gotten too expensive. • A criminal probe of meatpackers, though, may not in and of itself reverse double-digit price increases over the last year. • The order for the probe comes as the administration confronts a rapidly growing affordability crisis, one that's become a political liability.

What they're saying: Trump, in a Truth Social post, alleged meatpacking companies were artificially increasing prices, adding that ranchers who bred and kept the cattle were being unfairly blamed instead. • "Action must be taken immediately to protect

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