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Mark Warner: “Grocery prices are actually up and have been on the rise…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 00:09

Trump won because he promised lower cost. You know what, he lied that inflation is showing prices rising. Inflation in the US Picked up last month. Grocery prices are actually up and have been on the rise since President Trump took office. Instead, he launched one of the biggest tax increases on American consumers and businesses with his ill fated tariff policy that I think is both illegal and obviously has driven up costs dramatically. (00:09–00:16)

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