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Trump claims he’s making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture
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Trump claims he’s making food more affordable but his examples ignore the big picture

The Seattle Times The Seattle Times·CHRISTOPHER RUGABER·3 days ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, the president proclaimed “TRUMP’S MAKING FOOD AFFORDABLE,” and cited falling prices for a range of groceries, including avocados, fresh berries, and a variety of pantry staples. Yet just two weeks earlier the Labor Department had released inflation figures showing grocery prices up nearly 3% in April from a year earlier. So where’s the reality? The graphic shared by President Donald Trump may be correct about the specific items he listed. It’s hard to know because he used data that isn’t publicly available and he didn’t specify what time frame he used. But specific grocery items go up and down all the time, and his post ignores the broader reality consumers are facing at the supermarket: Overall, food prices have risen since his inauguration, and at a faster pace than they typically did before the pandemic.…

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