President Trump cried “fake news” when he was confronted Friday about his boast that Thanksgiving is cheaper this year.

Trump, 79, was meeting with Hungary’s authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban on Friday at the White House to discuss trade and energy when he repeated a claim he’d previously made on Truth Social that the price of a Thanksgiving dinner from Walmart was 25% cheaper than the one last year.

“It was 25% — Walmart just announced its two days ago — 25% cheaper this year, will be cheaper to have Thanksgiving than it was a year ago under sleepy Joe Biden," he said.

The claim has fallen apart under scrutiny: Walmart’s 2025 $39.33 Thanksgiving package features 22 items while the chain’s 2024 meal, which cost $56 had 29 items. And some of the recurring items have shrunk: fr

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