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Critics say US poverty higher in 2025 than late 1990s
Original: If # trump can read a graph, he can see the number of people living in # poverty was higher in 2025 than in the late 199
Commenters are pushing back on claims that US poverty is at historic lows, arguing that roughly 35 million Americans were living in poverty in 2025, more than in the late 1990s to early 2000s. They point out that while percentage statistics look lower because the US population has grown, the raw number of people in poverty is higher, contradicting claims credited to the Trump administration.
Why now: A claim that poverty is at historic lows is circulating, and critics are countering it with raw poverty numbers for 2025.
Evidence
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