Trump boldly lies about cost of living increases

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00:00Trump boldly lies about cost-of-living increases.

00:04President Donald Trump is insisting that prices are way down,

00:08even as millions of Americans struggle with rising costs.

00:11The claim came during a Fox News interview with Brett Byer,

00:14who pressed the president with a message from a loyal voter frustrated by the economy.

00:19The conversation unfolded on Fox News' special report,

00:22with Trump reflecting on the GOP's recent election setbacks.

00:26During the interview, Byer relayed a message from Regina Foley,

00:30a retiree from North Carolina who has voted for Trump three times.

00:34She explained she did not see the best economy now, urging,

00:37please do something, President Trump.

00:40I want the Republicans to keep control of Congress in 2026,

00:43but something has to be done fast.

00:45The voter said, I don't see the best economy now.

00:49Wall Street numbers do not reflect Main Street money.

00:52Please do something.

00:53Trump instead dismissed her concerns.

00:56I think of groceries.

00:57It's an old-fashioned word, but it's a beautiful word.

01:00Beef, we have to get down.

01:02But we've got prices way down, he responded.

01:05Think of this.

01:06Foley drives a car, probably, and her energy prices are way down,

01:10and energy is so all-encompassing.

01:12It's so big that when energy comes down, everything comes down.

01:15Everything follows it, and I have energy down to five, six-year lows now.

01:19The president continued,

01:21I think they are coming down, but they are down already.

01:25I think the biggest problem is Republicans don't talk about it.

01:28They don't talk about the word affordability, and the Democrats lie about it.

01:32Despite Trump's claim that prices are way down,

01:35recent polling from The Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos tells a different story.

01:41Seven in ten adults say groceries cost more than last year,

01:43and 59% report higher utility bills.

01:46Rising prices affect voters across the aisle,

01:49with almost 90% of Democrats and 52% of Republicans reporting higher grocery costs.

01:55Overall, 59% of Americans hold Trump at least partly responsible for current inflation.

02:0060% of Americans hold Trump's claim that they are going to be in the right direction.