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He did it yet again, this time about gas and groceries. Trump may well not know the difference between truth and fiction. His prolbme may be mental as well as moral.
"Trump then said that gas prices are "down to $1.98 in many states right now," repeating a claim he made weeks ago and again at least three times in the past week, CNN found. But according to AAA, gas prices have increased since Trump was inaugurated in January.
As of Sunday, the current average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.17, and no state has an average gas price of $1.98. In fact, GasBuddy, a company that tracks gas prices at more than 150,000 gas stations nationwide, could find no gas station in the country selling gas at that price during the month of April, the company told CBS News. The lowest price they could locate last month was $2.19 per gallon at a Texas gas station.
As for grocery prices, Trump claimed they are down when the Consumer Price Index shows the average cost of groceries rose 0.4 percent in March and 0.2 percent in February, the latest data available. While the White House has said that Trump is talking about prices of some goods, like fresh vegetables, that have recently decreased in price, the prices of other goods like eggs, meats, poultry, and fish all rose in March."
He has no ethics, for sure, but his mental engine is fluttering for sure.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-lies-about-gas-and-grocery-prices-defends-tariffs/ar-AA1E9lru? ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=24efa0931d2b4984a5afdf76337fdec0&ei=120
"Trump then said that gas prices are "down to $1.98 in many states right now," repeating a claim he made weeks ago and again at least three times in the past week, CNN found. But according to AAA, gas prices have increased since Trump was inaugurated in January.
As of Sunday, the current average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.17, and no state has an average gas price of $1.98. In fact, GasBuddy, a company that tracks gas prices at more than 150,000 gas stations nationwide, could find no gas station in the country selling gas at that price during the month of April, the company told CBS News. The lowest price they could locate last month was $2.19 per gallon at a Texas gas station.
As for grocery prices, Trump claimed they are down when the Consumer Price Index shows the average cost of groceries rose 0.4 percent in March and 0.2 percent in February, the latest data available. While the White House has said that Trump is talking about prices of some goods, like fresh vegetables, that have recently decreased in price, the prices of other goods like eggs, meats, poultry, and fish all rose in March."
He has no ethics, for sure, but his mental engine is fluttering for sure.
www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-lies-about-gas-and-grocery-prices-defends-tariffs/ar-AA1E9lru? ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=24efa0931d2b4984a5afdf76337fdec0&ei=120
