Donald Trump Boasts About 'Loving Inflation' as Prices Reach 3-Year High: 'The Numbers Were Great'

Inflation reached a three-year high in May, rising 4.2% annually as spiking energy prices drove over 60% of the increase. Core inflation, excluding volatile food and energy costs, rose by 2.9%. Amidst these economic shifts and the ongoing Iran war, Donald Trump expressed his approval of inflation during a June 10 conversation with reporters at the Oval Office, stating that the numbers were great and that he loved the current inflationary trend.