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It doesn\u2019t matter <\/strong>how<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>many<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>times<\/strong><\/a> Donald Trump tries to <\/strong>claim<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>prices<\/strong><\/a> are <\/strong>falling<\/strong><\/a>. Americans are feeling the burden of skyrocketing prices on critical goods like groceries, clothing, and electricity \u2014 all thanks to Trump.    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cFact check: Trump falsely claims grocery prices are down\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAverage grocery prices were about 2.41% higher in March 2025<\/strong> than they were in March 2024, Consumer Price Index data shows. This was the highest year-over-year grocery inflation rate since August 2023.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cFact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98<\/strong> in some states\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not true. No state had an average gas price even close to $1.98 per gallon <\/strong>on Wednesday. The two states that were tied with the lowest average gas price on Wednesday, Mississippi and Tennessee, were both at $2.70 per gallon, according to data provided by AAA.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>: March 2025: Grocery prices rose by 0.485%, the most since October 2022.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cAs ongoing inflation continues to deplete household budgets<\/strong>, perhaps nowhere is the pinch felt more strongly than in grocery aisles. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[E]ggs, meat and poultry soared almost unanimously, reaching over 9% or higher <\/strong>than just a year before \u2014 tripling the general rate of inflation\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>: \u201cThe average price of electricity<\/strong> per KWH in the U.S. increased to $0.181 \u2014 the highest price on record.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patrick De Haan, @GasBuddyGuy<\/a>: \u201cAverage gas prices compared to a month ago: up in nearly all states\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, prices are predicted to get *even higher*.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yale Budget Lab<\/a>: \u201cFood prices rise 2.6% in the short-run and stay 2.8% higher in the long-run<\/strong>. Fresh produce is initially 5.4% more expensive\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yale Budget Lab<\/a>: \u201cThe price level<\/strong> from all 2025 tariffs rises by 3% in the short-run, <\/strong>the equivalent of an average per household consumer loss of $4,900 in 2024$<\/strong> \u2026 The [long-term] price increase settles at 1.6%, a $2,600 loss per household. \u2026  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe 2025 tariffs disproportionately affect clothing and textiles, with consumers facing 87% higher shoe prices and 65% higher apparel prices in the short-run. Shoes and apparel prices stay 29% and 25% higher in the long-run respectively.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It doesn\u2019t matter how many times Donald Trump tries to claim prices are falling. 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