What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 7 Aug 2023?
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States and Republican presidential candidate ·
The price of BACON has TRIPLED since June. Bidenomics!
Bacon did not triple. It averaged $6.22 a pound in June 2023, $6.24 in July and $6.50 in August, a rise of under 5 percent.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics average retail price of sliced bacon was $6.224 a pound in June 2023, $6.236 in July 2023 and $6.502 in August 2023, lower than in every month of 2022 (BLS Average Price Data, series APU0000704111).
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