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Trump Claims the Economy Is Alright. But the Numbers Tell a Different Story.

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“Every time they want to try and get me, they say affordability,” President Donald Trump said in a voice mocking his critics during a midterms campaign rally speech in Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday night. Then he claimed to have actually reduced prices “very substantially” for Americans.



He’s wrong, and Democrats smell weakness.



On Wednesday, the government released its own data. That data, part of the latest inflation report before the 2026 election, shows price increases accelerate

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