President Donald Trump made numerous false claims about inflation in a Tuesday speech to the Detroit Economic Club. Economy, prices and taxesThe state of inflation: Trump falsely claimed, “Inflation is stopped.” Inflation very much continues. (Trump repeatedly made such claims in 2025 even as data repeatedly showed grocery prices continued to rise.) Gas prices: Trump claimed that gas prices are “under $2 in many places,” saying, “We have some states, it is $1.95, $1.99, $1.97.” This needs context. ElectionsTrump and Michigan: Trump claimed, “We did good in Michigan,” then falsely added, “We won the whole thing in Michigan, didn’t we, huh?

Source: Ethiopian News January 14, 2026 11:06 UTC