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During a press conference today with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Donald Trump claimed<\/a>, \u201cWe’ve already solved inflation. We’ve solved prices.\u201d That couldn\u2019t be further from the truth \u2014 his reckless economic policies have driven up inflation<\/a>, caused prices to skyrocket<\/a>, and fueled mass layoffs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s outrageous claim that he\u2019s \u2018already solved inflation\u2019 is a slap in the face to Americans who are struggling under his trainwreck of an economy. Trump\u2019s disastrous economic policies have done nothing to bring down costs; in fact, inflation is rising under his watch. While he\u2019s been riding around in gilded carriages overseas, his billionaire-first agenda is a living hell for working families who are just trying to make ends meet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has done quite the opposite of \u201csolving inflation\u201d: In reality, inflation is climbing as prices skyrocket. A recent report<\/a> showed that the U.S. economy may be in a state of early-onset stagflation<\/a>, meaning that the economy is slowing down, but prices are going up. And just yesterday, the Federal Reserve made a small cut<\/a> to interest rates to bolster a weakening job market that is being weighed down by Trump\u2019s disastrous policies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During a press conference today with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Donald Trump claimed, \u201cWe’ve already solved inflation. 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