🎶The sun’ll come out, tomorrow!”

WELKER: How long do people have to wait for the cost of living to come down?

BESSENT: Interest rates and down and now we are starting to see the affordability -- the prices get better. Turkey prices are down 16% pic.twitter.com/ha99QuKpL8

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 23, 2025

Uh-huh.

Turkey, typically the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal, will be one of the biggest sticker shocks for consumers. Wholesale prices for a turkey have jumped 40% from a year ago, according to the Department of Agriculture. Outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu, and increased demand have contributed to these higher prices.

WELKER: Inflation has gone up. It's at 3% now up from 2% in April when the tariffs were imposed--

BESSENT: No, no no no. So, inflation hasn't gone up. The one thing we're not gonna do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they… pic.twitter.com/pJR6UCOlEj

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 23, 2025

Wait a minute… 😵‍💫

WELKER: If tariffs help consumers, why is the administration rolling them back?

BESSENT: You know how much you weigh. You get on the scale every morning. Inflation is a composite number and we look at everything. We try to push down the things we can control. pic.twitter.com/7p33t65pr6

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 23, 2025

So...tariffs ARE inflationary?

WELKER: Which parts of the economy do you believe have dipped into recession?

BESSENT: Clearly housing has been struggling. Interest rate sensitive sectors have been in a recession

WELKER: Is the entire country at risk of recession?

BESSENT: No. I am very confident about 2026. pic.twitter.com/DBfdritu2s

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 23, 2025

🎶Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow!🎶