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'Absolutely false': CNN fact checker busts 'very important lie' buried in Trump tirade
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
The Egg Is the Alibi
One Useful Price in a Costlier Economy
Donald Trump told a Republican convention that prices were “rapidly going down.” The evidence presented by CNN’s Daniel Dale shows the opposite: overall food prices had risen 4.3 percent since Trump took office, grocery prices 3.4 percent, and recent inflation stood at 3.4 percent. Eggs were cheaper. That exception became the sales pitch.
Power Chooses the Comparison
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