CLAIM: Vulnerable Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski (NJ), during a recent town hall, was caught on camera saying the “economy is incredibly strong” and that it is “booming.” He also noted that “it is doing far better than anybody thought.”
VERDICT: Mostly False.
The economy is not doing “incredibly strong,” as the congressman says it is. In February, it was reported that consumer prices are up 7.5 percent, jumping the most in nearly four decades as the new year started. As a result, inflation is zapping the savings accounts of American family’s basic needs and added pressure on…
