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'Voila': CNN fact-checker cracks case of Trump's mystery 19 percent inflation number

CNN's Daniel Dale has a theory about where President Donald Trump got his claim that inflation under former President Joe Biden reached 19 percent – and it's based on some very creative math. Trump has claimed his predecessor “had real inflation of 19 percent," which he repeated for effect, and he also claimed his administration “inherited the worst…

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Raw Story· Oct 16, 1:31 PM'Voila': CNN fact-checker cracks case of Trump's mystery 19 percent inflation number

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