Biden Insists ‘The Idea’ That His $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill ‘Caused’ Inflation Is ‘Bizarre’
With the rate of price increases stubbornly remaining near a 40-year-high, President Joe Biden has insisted that his policies have not fueled inflation. But during an interview with The Associated Press’ Josh Boak…
With the rate of price increases stubbornly remaining near a 40-year-high, President Joe Biden has insisted that his policies have not fueled Inflation.
But during an interview with The Associated Press’ Josh Boak, Biden went a step further in defending his policies.
Boak noted, “When you came into office, it seems as though you made the choice to prioritize job growth. Republicans right now are saying to voters that Inflation started with your COVID relief package.”
“Zero evidence of that. Zero evidence of that, number one. Number two, we’ve reduced the deficit by $350 billion last year. We reduced the deficit by a trillion, 700 billion this year. We grow the economy,” Biden responded.
Boak then asked, “So do you think that when Treasury Secretary Yellen said it might have made a marginal contribution to Inflation that that was off?”
“Now you just said two different things. You said Republicans said I caused Inflation