Trump Posts Chart Claiming Lower Price Increases Than Biden
Trump shares a graphic comparing cumulative price changes for inflation, groceries, gasoline, rent, electricity and cars during the same stretch of each administration's second year.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a bar chart comparing price increases under his administration with those recorded under former President Joe Biden during the same period.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Cumulative Change In Price (☑ Biden VS Trump 2.0 BIDEN TRUMP Jan-July of Second Year in Office OVERALL INFLATION GROCERIES GASOLINE RENT ELECTRICITY NEW & USED CARS” on September 20, 2026 at 3:52 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 7th message released today, out of eight total, and the last post was zero minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 44 of his 551 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.
The graphic frames the comparison around the January-to-July stretch of each president’s second year in office. Blue bars represent figures attributed to Biden, and red bars represent figures attributed to Trump. Two circular seals reading “45” and “47” appear in the top corners, referencing Trump’s tenure as the 45th and 47th president.
The chart lists overall inflation at 12.3% for Biden and 4.3% for Trump. Groceries appear at 15.8% for Biden and 3.3% for Trump, while gasoline shows 69% for Biden against 12% for Trump. Rent is listed at 7.7% for Biden and 4.5% for Trump, and electricity at 19.1% for Biden and 6.6% for Trump. The new and used cars category shows 23.9% for Biden and -1.2% for Trump, the only negative figure on the chart.
The graphic does not display a data source or methodology for the figures shown. The numbers on the chart are presented by Trump and were not independently verified in the post.
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