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J. D. Vance: “Inflation was at 1.5%, the lowest that had been in 40 years.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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JD Vance campaigning in Wausau, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 22:37

Donald Trump, for the first time in 40 years, said, no more theft of the American middle class, no more theft of our industrial base. And that was a very, very big and successful thing. Now, of course, while he did that, Inflation was at 1.5%, the lowest that had been in 40 years. And take home pay was rising faster than it had in a generation. That was the Donald J. Trump record. We also had a secure southern border. We had everything. (22:37–22:43)

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Asserts that inflation was at 1.5% during Donald Trump's presidency, the lowest in 40 years.

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