Posting on Truth Social at 2:23 AM EDT when he knew voters most likely to believe him would read it, convicted felon President Trump on Monday claimed his “administration has gotten costs down, very substantially, for the American Consumer. There has never been anything like this!”
Since he brought up costs: Since January 20th, the Consumer Price Index is up 1.1 percent, the national average price for a gallon of gas is actually 8 cents higher, health insurance premiums are up 4 percent, the CPI for shelter 1.3 percent, and home prices are up roughly 2 percent nationally.