President Donald Trump’s move to investigate monopolistic practices in the meatpacking industry underscores his broader focus on restoring affordability for American families who are struggling, even those with high incomes, political strategist Dick Morris told Newsmax on Saturday.
“A lot of people voted communist or socialist in New York City and elsewhere because they say, ‘Hey, I’m sitting here making $150,000 [or] $200,000 a year, and thank you very much. But I still can’t afford living. I can’t afford the rent. I can’t afford the cost of school. I can’t afford a lot of things,'” Morris told Newsmax’s “The Count.”
But Trump’s latest action, in directing the Department of Justice to investigate the country’s largest meatpacking companies, aims to confront corporate monopolies that are driving up the cost of food, said Morris.
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