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Donald Trump: “When I took office, inflation was the worst in 48 years.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation

Published | Video Starts at 00:10

America. Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it. When I took office, inflation was the worst in 48 years. and some would say in the history of our country, which caused prices to be higher than ever before, making life unaffordable for millions and millions of Americans. (00:10–00:14)

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Asserts that inflation was at its worst in 48 years when he took office.

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