President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the average American worker has seen a $500 wage increase this year and blue-collar wages are rising at the highest rate in six decades.

Trump zeroed in on wages at the top of Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting.

“The wages for blue-collar workers are now rising at the fastest rate in 60 years, which is so important to all of us around this table. The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year,” Trump said.

Wages are notably outpacing inflation, which means workers’ income is rising faster than the cost of goods, giving them more buying power to their dollar. Trump emphasized that…

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