Transportation SecretaryPete Buttigieg's claim about inflation came under scrutiny fromGordon Johnsonof GLJ Research, who argued in an X post on Wednesday that pricing pressures have actually been trending upward.

What Happened:Commenting on a news story that contended claims by Republican Vice President candidate Sen.J.D. Vance(R-Ohio) that the Inflation Reduction Action of 2022 stoking pricing pressure, Buttigieg, who serves in the[Joe] Bidenadministration, said, "Sure is interesting how we passed the Inflation Reduction Act, and then inflation went down."

The Inflation Reduction Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by...