Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
In late 2025–26, Trump said inflation was "zero," but data showed 2.7% inflation, with prices rising every month. Groceries and rent were about 20% higher than 2020, while tariffs, energy costs, and high rates kept living costs elevated for consumers.
On the very day the data showed annual price growth of 2.7 percent, he declared inflation defeated from a Detroit stage. The number that day was identical to the rate when he was elected...
One week, 28 debunked claims — including that inflation is "stopped," that he inherited the worst in history, and a pre-war rate that never existed. The actual month-by-month CPI numbers, laid side by side...
The first CPI report after the shutdown showed prices climbing while the president insisted they were falling — with beef up 15.8% and coffee up 18.8% in a year. Which tariffs he rolled back to try to stem it...