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Biden Has 3 Words for What Is to Blame As He Reacts to Latest Inflation Data

by Bradley Cortright
March 10, 2022 at 12:41 pm
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Biden Has 3 Words for What Is to Blame As He Reacts to Latest Inflation Data

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Russia's "unprovoked and unjustified" military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on February 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Biden announced a new round of sanctions against Russia after President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine from the land, sea and air on Thursday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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President Joe Biden is placing some blame on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for another month of high inflation.

In a statement after the latest data revealed that the annual inflation rate in February was 7.9%, Biden pointed to what he called “Putin’s price hike” as a reason for the higher prices.

He said, “Today’s inflation report is a reminder that Americans’ budgets are being stretched by price increases and families are starting to feel the impacts of Putin’s price hike.”

“A large contributor to inflation this month was an increase in gas and energy prices as markets reacted to Putin’s aggressive actions,” he continued. “As I have said from the start, there will be costs at home as we impose crippling sanctions in response to Putin’s unprovoked war, but Americans can know this:  the costs we are imposing on Putin and his cronies are far more devastating than the costs we are facing.”

Read the statement below:

NEW: Pres. Biden issues statement on consumer price index report: "A large contributor to inflation this month was an increase in gas and energy prices as markets reacted to Putin’s aggressive actions." https://t.co/XxavmqkR0q pic.twitter.com/qMhq3zrbMq

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 10, 2022

On Thursday, the Labor Department released the data for inflation in February, which showed that prices increased at their highest pace since Jan. 1982.

The Wall Street Journal noted, “Rising energy prices, including higher gasoline prices, helped push up the inflation reading, along with increases for groceries, restaurant food, transportation services and apparel. Economists expect additional price increases related to the Ukraine crisis after crude oil prices in March hit their highest levels since 2008, and U.S. gasoline prices reached record highs.”

According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gas nationally was $4.31, up more than 80 cents from a month ago — before Russia launched its invasion.

Gas prices rose 6.6% and accounted for roughly a third of inflation in February. They have increased 38% from last February.

Republicans have blamed Biden’s energy policies for the most recent spike in gas prices. However, the White House has previously pushed back and blamed Putin for the price increases.

Tags: Gas PricesJoe BidenpoliticsUkraineVladimir Putin
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