ABC Fact-Checks Biden’s Claim that Inflation Was 9% When He Took Office: ‘Inflation Was Actually 1.4%’

[Clip starts Biden It ░░░░░░░░ 9 percent when I ░░░░░░░░ into office nine percent ░░░░░░░░ voice over Inflation was ░░░░░░░░ 1 4 percent when ░░░░░░░░ was sworn in peaking ░░░░░░░░ 9 1 percent in ░░░░░░░░ 2022 It has since ░░░░░░░░ down to 3 5 ░░░░░░░░ preventing a further drop ░░░░░░░░ costs In New York ░░░░░░░░ one survey found rent ░░░░░░░░ rising seven times faster ░░░░░░░░ wages In California a ░░░░░░░░ in West Hollywood just ░░░░░░░░ for record smashing 24 ░░░░░░░░ Food costs also playing ░░░░░░░░ role grocery prices are ░░░░░░░░ 26 percent since 2019 ░░░░░░░░ fast food prices are ░░░░░░░░ 33 percent Many consumers ░░░░░░░░ enough is enough UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ I don t mean ░░░░░░░░ be broke But for ░░░░░░░░ 8 count menu and ░░░░░░░░ lemonade 14 UNKNOWN FEMALE ░░░░░░░░ joked that this was ░░░░░░░░ dining now because I ░░░░░░░░ as well go at ░░░░░░░░ sit down restaurant and ░░░░░░░░ served if I m ░░░░░░░░ to pay those type ░░░░░░░░ prices.”
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