As rising prices hit Americans, Trump keeps insisting costs are down

Trump swinging a golf club

Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election a year ago in large part because of voter outrage over the high cost of living in the Biden administration’s post-pandemic economy. With Trump now nearly 10 months back in the White House, prices for many household items are still rising and U.S. voters are telling pollsters that they’re feeling the economic pinch.