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Trump claims prices down as data shows 3.5% rise

8/6/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump told a Las Vegas crowd that rent, groceries and staples are “way down.”
  • Spokesman Kush Desai said workers have regained half of the wage losses from the Biden era.
  • A YouGov/Economist poll of 1,609 U.S. adults (July 31–August 3) gave Trump 30 % approval and 65 % disapproval, net –35.
  • The Bureau of Labor Statistics said prices fell 0.4 % in June but were up 3.5 % year-over-year, with food up 3 %.