Trump claimed inflation is "just 1.7%" and grocery costs have "fallen substantially." Official figures show 3.4% annual inflation and grocery prices still climbing. "Every time they want to try and get me, they say affordability," he complained in Alaska. The actual problem: slower inflation doesn't mean prices went back down. Families still pay the higher checkout prices. Inflation rate matters way less than the sticker shock people live with every day. Trump's blaming Democrats for the mess while denying the mess exists. That's not economics, that's just lying louder.