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Mr Donald Trump's advisers have been straining to blame the high cost of hamburgers, and anything else, on anyone other than the president.
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Alan Rappeport
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s visit to a McDonald’s summit on Nov 17 to talk up his affordability agenda comes as he is struggling with a major economic problem: soaring beef prices.
High food costs have been weighing on economic sentiment in the US, and few meals hit closer to home than hamburgers when it comes to the president. Mr Trump has been known to serve McDonald’s at the White House, eat it in Saudi Arabia and even have it delivered while appearing in court.
