Saturday, May 23, 2026

The $5.02 ghost: Trump’s team faces a symbolic blow to one of its favorite economic talking points - POLITICO

That possibility portends poorly heading into election season. 

“There is definitely a concern of just not gas, but everything — all these benchmark costs being more under Trump than under Biden,” said one of the former Trump administration officials. “Inflation is higher today than when Biden handed off the administration to Trump, that’s what they’re concerned about. … They’re freaking out about meat prices that they’re literally threatening Justice Department investigations into price fixing. I think they look at every benchmark and have concerns.”

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/the-5-02-ghost-trumps-team-braces-for-a-symbolic-blow-to-one-of-their-favorite-economic-talking-points-00932878


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