FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech

FactChecking Trump’s economic speech

By Alan Jaffe and Lori Robertson ANALYSIS — In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The president falsely claimed he had “inherited the worst inflation” in U.S. history and that it “stopped” since he returned to the White House. The worst inflation period occur…

Fact-checking Trump’s economic speech

This article was published as part of a partnership with FactCheck.org. In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed...

FactChecking Trump's Economic Speech

In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The president falsely claimed he had “inherited the worst inflation” in U.S. history and that it “stopped” since he returned to the White House. The worst inflation period occurred after World War I, and inflation was up …