Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war (opens in new tab)

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — After newly released Consumer Price Index figures showed that the year-over-year inflation rate was 3.8% in April, the highest in nearly three years, President Donald Trump tried to reassure Americans about rising prices – in part by falsely claiming the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the war The post Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war appeared first on KRDO.