US EditionTrump’s false claims about gas, egg prices
- In March, average retail prices for eggs reached $6.23 per dozen, up 25.7% since January, contradicting Trump's assertion of a large price drop.
- Trump's assertions on gasoline prices being under $2 are incorrect, as the national average was $3.11, with the lowest state average at $2.68, as reported by AAA.
- Daniel Dale, CNN's fact-checker, stated that Trump's claims about grocery prices and egg price drops were exaggerated and unfounded, with egg prices at a record high of $6.23 in March.
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Trump claims he's lowered prices, but is this true?
When President Trump was on the campaign trail, he promised to lower the prices of all goods on "day one" of his second term. Since he took office in January, he has repeatedly claimed that the price of energy, groceries, eggs and homes have dramatically dropped. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant fact-checks these claims.
Trump’s false claims about gas, egg prices
By D’Angelo Gore and Robert Farley Several times over the last week, President Donald Trump has assured Americans that the prices of eggs and gasoline are down significantly. But he has made false claims about the cost of both products. “Prices are going down, not going up,” Trump said in Oval Office remarks on April 22, for example. “I see that we had a couple of states where gasoline was at $1.98 a gallon. Nobody thought they’d see that for ye…
'Another lie': CNN fact-checker smacks down slew of claims from Trump White House
President Donald Trump's speech on Thursday, bragging about how groceries are getting cheaper and gas is down to $1.98 a gallon, was riddled with falsehoods and exaggerations, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale told CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday.Trump has been stung by the criticism of how he has not deli...
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