What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 28 May 2022?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States ·
You know, Russia, I don't know if you know, but you look at their currency, it's at an all-time high because oil is so high right now, highest it's ever been, that as bad as they're doing and as much as they're spending, the ruble is at an all-time high because they're taking in so much money.
Not an all-time high. The ruble was about 62 to 66 per dollar in late May 2022, far weaker than the 23 per dollar it reached in July 2008.
The Bank of Russia's official exchange rate was 62.0495 rubles per U.S. dollar on May 27, 2022, and 66.4029 on May 28, 2022; in July 2008 the ruble was as strong as 23.1255 per dollar (July 16, 2008) (Bank of Russia).
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