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Trump ordered the U.S. government to lower prices for Americans. Can he deliver?

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President Trump signs executive order to address high cost of living in the U.S. Some economists say the order fails to address the root causes of inflation.

Inflation has cooled dramatically since reaching a 40-year high in June 2022 .

Mr. Trump also signed a separate order on Jan. 20 declaring a, part of his administration's plan to ramp up domestic energy production.

It's hard to bring things down once they're up. You know, it's very hard. But I think that they will," he said..