Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Former President Donald Trump said on July 4 that the decades-high inflation that has battered American households would have never happened on his watch.

In a post on the Truth Social platform, Trump wished his 3.4 million followers a happy Independence Day while decrying the state of the nation under President Joe Biden.

"I know it's not looking good for our Country right now, with a major War raging out of control in Europe, the Highest Inflation in memory, the worst 6 month Stock Market start in History, the highest Energy Prices EVER," Trump wrote, enumerating some of the key woes impacting Americans.

The former president added that "none of these terrible events would have happened" if he were still in the Oval Office.