Trump Posts Chart Claiming Prices Rose Far Less Under His Watch Than Biden’s
Trump shared a graphic comparing cumulative price changes across six categories during the first 19 months of each administration, with all Biden figures shown higher.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump posted a graphic on Truth Social claiming that prices across six major consumer categories rose far less during his second term than they did under former President Joe Biden during the same stretch of each administration.
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 1st message released today, and the last post was 30 days ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 1 of his 1 posts over the last 30 days classified as Economy posts.
The graphic, bearing a presidential seal marked “45|47” in both upper corners, presents a bar chart comparing cumulative price changes from January through July of the second year in office for each president. Trump’s post claims overall inflation rose 12.3% under Biden versus 4.3% under his own administration, while grocery prices climbed 15.8% under Biden compared with 3.3% under Trump. The sharpest contrast involves gasoline, where the graphic claims a 69% cumulative increase under Biden against a 12% rise under Trump. Rent is shown up 7.7% under Biden and 4.5% under Trump, electricity up 19.1% versus 6.6%, and new and used car prices down 1.2% under Trump against a 23.9% increase under Biden.
The image carries no citation for its underlying data source or methodology. The “45|47” seal indicates a pro-Trump origin, and the figures represent Trump’s claims. They have not been independently confirmed by a government agency or nonpartisan research body in the materials available for this report.
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