Fox Star Stops Show to Call Out Trump for Flubbing Inflation Numbers
Bret Baier cited Bureau of Labor Statistics data and a Fox News poll showing 77% disapprove of Trump’s handling of inflation.
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Fact-checkers wreck Trump's 'phony' inflation claims from all angles: 'He's misstating'
President Donald Trump is citing precise inflation numbers on the campaign trail that CNN’s Daniel Dale says can’t be squared with the data, and the White House hasn’t said where they came from.At a Tuesday rally in Alaska, Trump said inflation had been “1.7” over the last three months and that former President Joe Biden had “real inflation of 19 percent.” He said it again in Montana a day later, after the government released a 3.7 percent year-…
On Trump's Fox News channel, of all people, moderator Bret Baier corrects the US president for false inflation figures - and then presents a poll that exposes Trump more or less.
Fox News Host Stops Show to Fact-Check Trump on Inflation
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Fox News anchor Bret Baier challenged Donald Trump’s claim that inflation had fallen from 19 percent to 1.7 percent during a Wednesday broadcast of Special Report. Baier, 56, noted that the latest figure was “actually closer to 2.4 percent” before introducing a graphic showing that overall prices had increased 3.7 percent over the past year. […]
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