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Tom Boggioni

Trump blames inflation on Democrats

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally on April 02, 2022 near Washington, Michigan. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Taking time out from his bitter social media war with billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday, former president Donald Trump issued a statement blaming the nation's inflation woes on "Radical Left Democrats" whom he apparently believes should spend more time doing the Fed's job and less time investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

On Wednesday, government economists reported that inflation for the past month hit a record 40-year-high, in part tied to fuel and food costs.

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