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Karoline Leavitt: “Real private sector wages are on track to rise by almost…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Nov. 4, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 05:08

Inflation has remained low and steady, averaging just 2.5% compared to the painful average of 5% under Biden. And we know it was historically higher than that for most of President Biden's term. Meanwhile, Real private sector wages are on track to rise by almost $1,500 since President Trump took office. A significant change to the Biden years where private sector wages declined and were being wiped out by inflation. President Trump has ended the reckless war on American energy and unleashed energy dominance. (05:08–05:15)

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