Abby Phillip Calls out Scott Jennings for ‘Arguing About Things that Don’t Need to Be Argued About,’ Citing Inflation Data from When Trump Took Office

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PHILLIP: "Okay, inflation was very high under Biden, but when Donald Trump came into office, it was lower than it is today."
BOYKIN: "It was 3%."
PHILLIP: "That‘s the end of that — "
JENNINGS: "So you admit it was — it went up under Biden and it‘s lower now?"
PHILLIP: "Scott, why are you arguing over things that don‘t need to be argued about? The inflation rate when Donald Trump took office was lower than what it is today. That is what Keith is talking about. That‘s not something to argue — "
JENNINGS: "You want to argue that inflation wasn‘t a problem when he took office?"
PHILLIP: "Let's move on. Let's move on."