‘My Eyes Are Open’: Black Voter In Battleground State Says Biden-Harris Economy Pushed Him Into Trump Camp

A black voter at a Detroit barbershop said in a segment aired on Fox News Thursday morning that he was backing former President Donald Trump this November, citing high prices and the wider Biden-Harris economy.

Trump has made major inroads with black voters, eating away at Vice President Kamala Harris’ hold on the voting bloc. The voter mentioned prices at the grocery store to justify his vote to “Fox and Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones, noting that buying basic household goods feels like “making a life decision” under the Biden-Harris administration.

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“At the end of the day, I’m Trump because my eyes are open. I can see that he was doing a lot better than what we’re going through right now,” one black voter said in the “Fox and Friends” statement. “You can’t even go to the grocery stores right now without making a life decision on what you want to get. You know, you got to compromise. We don’t have to go through that four years ago.”

Since Biden and Harris took office in January 2021, prices rose by over 20%, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached a high of 9% in June 2022. By comparison, the CPI grew 1.4% year-over-year in January 2021, when Trump left office, while the average price for a gallon of gas was under $2.25, according to GasBuddy.com.

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