Trump Defends Gas Prices With Bonkers Claim He Loves Inflation

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Donald Trump boasted, “I love the inflation,” on Wednesday as Americans are slammed by soaring prices due to the president’s war in Iran.

Prices are up 4.2 percent from a year ago as inflation skyrocketed at its fastest pace in three years.

Gas prices are up more than 40 percent from a year ago while the cost of oil is up nearly 59 percent, the Consumer Price Index showed.

But when asked about it in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the president dismissed the burden on Americans with a bizarre claim about Iran.

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