Donald Trump’s Food Price Claims Are Going Viral

The Atlantic reports that Trump’s tariff policy would actually raise the prices of groceries:

“With less available supply and new import taxes, prices would almost certainly rise. In fact, the U.S. already imposes tariffs and other barriers on a wide range of imported foods, including beef, seafood, sugar, and tomatoes. Studies consistently show that these trade restrictions inflate consumer prices. (Sugar, for example, costs twice as much in the United States as it does globally.)”