Karine Jean-Pierre Tries and Fails to Defend Biden Repeatedly Lying About ‘9 Percent’ Inflation

Reporter I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about how the ░░░░░░░░ talks about inflation So ░░░░░░░░ times over the past ░░░░░░░░ weeks the president said ░░░░░░░░ was 9 percent when ░░░░░░░░ came into office Is ░░░░░░░░ president misleading Americans on ░░░░░░░░ Or does he just ░░░░░░░░ realize that inflation was ░░░░░░░░ 4 percent when he ░░░░░░░░ into office Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ you know Ed and ░░░░░░░░ thank you for the ░░░░░░░░ because I know that ░░░░░░░░ we got a lot ░░░░░░░░ incoming on this yesterday ░░░░░░░░ look I what the ░░░░░░░░ was the point that ░░░░░░░░ was making is that ░░░░░░░░ factors that cause inflation ░░░░░░░░ in place when he ░░░░░░░░ in into the administration ░░░░░░░░ he took office Let ░░░░░░░░ as you know the ░░░░░░░░ caused inflation around the ░░░░░░░░ to be by disrupting ░░░░░░░░ economy and breaking our ░░░░░░░░ chains As you know ░░░░░░░░ had to act quickly ░░░░░░░░ dealing with the supply ░░░░░░░░ He put together a ░░░░░░░░ force You saw the ░░░░░░░░ do that And just ░░░░░░░░ couple of examples here ░░░░░░░░ one example semiconductor shortages ░░░░░░░░ existed when he took ░░░░░░░░ That increased costs on ░░░░░░░░ from auto parts to ░░░░░░░░ machines By some measures ░░░░░░░░ accounted for one third ░░░░░░░░ inflation in late 2021 ░░░░░░░░ countries saw worse inflation ░░░░░░░░ we did And obviously ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ we ve been able ░░░░░░░░ come out of that ░░░░░░░░ downturn in better in ░░░░░░░░ better place than most ░░░░░░░░ our counterparts across the ░░░░░░░░ Reopening after the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ increased inflation by unleashing ░░░░░░░░ up demand Inflation increased ░░░░░░░░ as we reopened Annualized ░░░░░░░░ P CPI in the ░░░░░░░░ term of 2021 was ░░░░░░░░ percent And so he ░░░░░░░░ talking about the factors ░░░░░░░░ were in place that ░░░░░░░░ to that lead to ░░░░░░░░ And look and I ░░░░░░░░ this earlier going to ░░░░░░░░ it again we re ░░░░░░░░ to do everything as ░░░░░░░░ re we re talking ░░░░░░░░ CPI we re going ░░░░░░░░ do everything that we ░░░░░░░░ This president is committed ░░░░░░░░ doing everything that we ░░░░░░░░ to fight inflation.”