Jean-Pierre: No, We Are Not Misleading Americans on Inflation, Russia’s War Increased Inflation

Reporter Yesterday in the ░░░░░░░░ Garden the president said ░░░░░░░░ when he came into ░░░░░░░░ inflation was skyrocketing but ░░░░░░░░ was 1 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ January of 2021 and ░░░░░░░░ was the eleventh consecutive ░░░░░░░░ at that time under ░░░░░░░░ percent So was the ░░░░░░░░ misleading Americans Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ when the president took ░░░░░░░░ and you know this ░░░░░░░░ was a pandemic it ░░░░░░░░ closing down businesses closing ░░░░░░░░ schools and so it ░░░░░░░░ drastically disrupting the supply ░░░░░░░░ Let s not forget ░░░░░░░░ that And so that ░░░░░░░░ what was going on ░░░░░░░░ that caused inflation around ░░░░░░░░ world to increase We ░░░░░░░░ that And then further ░░░░░░░░ inflation was the Russia ░░░░░░░░ war Russia s war ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine And in fact ░░░░░░░░ other countries are even ░░░░░░░░ off because of that ░░░░░░░░ because of what we ░░░░░░░░ seen with Russian war ░░░░░░░░ the president took historic ░░░░░░░░ to deal with the ░░░░░░░░ of the supply chain ░░░░░░░░ s not forget what ░░░░░░░░ did with the Strategic ░░░░░░░░ Reserve And so we ░░░░░░░░ made progress in lowering ░░░░░░░░ we made progress in ░░░░░░░░ with inflation But that ░░░░░░░░ what was happening when ░░░░░░░░ walked in the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ disruption of the supply ░░░░░░░░ All of these things ░░░░░░░░ happening.”