Donald Trump pointed to the rising cost of bacon as evidence for inflation. "Bacon is up five times… food is up horribly, worse than energy," he told NBC Sunday. Sliced bacon prices have actually only risen by about 12% since Trump left office. "Bacon is up five times… food is up horribly, worse than energy," he added. AdvertisementAdvertisementPerhaps the Donald Trump Bacon Index will one day join those two in the pantheon of great food-based economic metrics.

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