Fact check: President Trump Gaggles with Press at Bullhead City, AZ, Oct. 14, 2026

Donald Trump · October 14, 2026 · 5 min

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MISLEADINGat 3:13
“we're at 1.7%”
What the data shows: 2.7% — Inflation (CPI) in 2025 (Trump II), per BLS CPI-U.
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FALSEat 4:07· said in 7 broadcasts
“we inherited a terrible inflation from Biden, the worst in the history of our country”
What the data shows: Peak inflation under Biden was 9.1% in June 2022. Highest US inflation on record: 23.7% in June 1920; 20.49% in 1917; 14.8% in March 1980.
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FALSEat 4:07
“for the last three months, 1.7, 1.8%. Very low.”
What the data shows: BLS reports monthly CPI increases of 0.1% (July), 0.4% (August), and 0.6% (September 2026, seasonally adjusted). Annual inflation was 3.4% in July-August and 3.7% in September.
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MISLEADINGat 4:07
“oil is less now under Trump with us taking away the nuclear chance of them destroying, frankly, the world, than it was under Biden. Oil was higher under Biden than it is under Trump”
What the data shows: Oil closed below $80/barrel on both Jan 17, 2025 (Biden's last day) and Jan 20, 2025 (Trump's inauguration). Biden-term average: $79/barrel. Trump's current-term average through October 2026: higher due to Iran war, with crude above $91/barrel as of mid-October.
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