Karoline Leavitt Clashes with CNN’s Collins: Nobody Reported About Inflation Being High Under Biden

Collins Two questions I ░░░░░░░░ one on Venezuela and ░░░░░░░░ follow up But first ░░░░░░░░ affordability since you were ░░░░░░░░ about the economy at ░░░░░░░░ beginning If the economy ░░░░░░░░ as strong as the ░░░░░░░░ has said it is ░░░░░░░░ why is he telling ░░░░░░░░ two weeks before Christmas ░░░░░░░░ they should only buy ░░░░░░░░ or three dolls for ░░░░░░░░ children LEAVITT Look what ░░░░░░░░ president is saying is ░░░░░░░░ if we want products ░░░░░░░░ right here in America ░░░░░░░░ we want them to ░░░░░░░░ made from American small ░░░░░░░░ which is a large ░░░░░░░░ of the reason the ░░░░░░░░ has effectively implemented tariffs ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ better quality products right ░░░░░░░░ at the United States ░░░░░░░░ you ll pay a ░░░░░░░░ or two more but ░░░░░░░░ will get better quality ░░░░░░░░ you ll be supporting ░░░░░░░░ fellow Americans by buying ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ president was saying Again ░░░░░░░░ respect to affordability every ░░░░░░░░ metric Kaitlan and I ░░░░░░░░ you would report more ░░░░░░░░ it does in fact ░░░░░░░░ that the economy is ░░░░░░░░ better and brighter than ░░░░░░░░ it was under the ░░░░░░░░ administration I will repeat ░░░░░░░░ as measured by the ░░░░░░░░ CPI has slowed to ░░░░░░░░ average 2 5 percent ░░░░░░░░ Real wages are increasing ░░░░░░░░ 1 200 for the ░░░░░░░░ worker Gas prices are ░░░░░░░░ in almost every single ░░░░░░░░ across the country Again ░░░░░░░░ 22 states it s ░░░░░░░░ 2 75 You look ░░░░░░░░ the tax cuts those ░░░░░░░░ going to go into ░░░░░░░░ next year So the ░░░░░░░░ is yet to come ░░░░░░░░ president is digging our ░░░░░░░░ out of the economic ░░░░░░░░ that the previous administration ░░░░░░░░ us in and that ░░░░░░░░ what he s talking ░░░░░░░░ Collins It was a ░░░░░░░░ ago as you know ░░░░░░░░ grocery prices have been ░░░░░░░░ So we ve covered ░░░░░░░░ economy but there s ░░░░░░░░ signals in terms of ░░░░░░░░ that looks like But ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT Inflation is down ░░░░░░░░ where it was As ░░░░░░░░ by the overall CPI ░░░░░░░░ has slowed to an ░░░░░░░░ 2 5 percent pace ░░░░░░░░ is down from what ░░░░░░░░ president inherited The president ░░░░░░░░ 2 9 percent in ░░░░░░░░ Today it s at ░░░░░░░░ 2 5 percent So ░░░░░░░░ re trending in the ░░░░░░░░ direction with more to ░░░░░░░░ And I would remind ░░░░░░░░ when President Trump left ░░░░░░░░ in his first term ░░░░░░░░ was 1 7 percent ░░░░░░░░ the previous administration jacked ░░░░░░░░ up to a record ░░░░░░░░ 9 percent So again ░░░░░░░░ 10 months the president ░░░░░░░░ clawed us out of ░░░░░░░░ hole He s kept ░░░░░░░░ low at 2 5 ░░░░░░░░ and we believe that ░░░░░░░░ is going to continue ░░░░░░░░ decline especially as energy ░░░░░░░░ oil prices continue to ░░░░░░░░ as well Collins inaudible ░░░░░░░░ t high under Biden ░░░░░░░░ re just saying it ░░░░░░░░ not LEAVITT Well nobody ░░░░░░░░ on it being high ░░░░░░░░ Biden My predecessor was ░░░░░░░░ at this podium but ░░░░░░░░ you want to ask ░░░░░░░░ a lot of questions ░░░░░░░░ it which I m ░░░░░░░░ to answer But I ░░░░░░░░ just add there s ░░░░░░░░ lot more scrutiny on ░░░░░░░░ issue from this press ░░░░░░░░ than there was Collins ░░░░░░░░ president said inaudible non ░░░░░░░░ LEAVITT Well and the ░░░░░░░░ administration said that too ░░░░░░░░ predecessor stood up at ░░░░░░░░ podium and she said ░░░░░░░░ doesn t exist She ░░░░░░░░ the border was secure ░░░░░░░░ people like you just ░░░░░░░░ her at her word ░░░░░░░░ now those were two ░░░░░░░░ lies Everything I m ░░░░░░░░ you is the truth ░░░░░░░░ by real factual data ░░░░░░░░ you just don t ░░░░░░░░ to report on it ░░░░░░░░ you want to push ░░░░░░░░ narratives about the president.”