Published 2 days ago • loading... • Updated 20 hours ago

Trump says ‘inflation is back’: ‘I had nothing to do with it’

President Donald Trump acknowledged that inflation is rising again, stating, "Inflation is back" during an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News.
Consumer prices increased more than expected last month, driven by surging fuel and egg prices, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Trump claimed that the Biden administration's excessive spending is responsible for the inflation, saying they were given "9 trillion to throw out the window."
Trump noted he cannot be blamed for inflation as Former President Joe Biden was in office for 19 of the 31 days covered in the report.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

24 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

KEYT

+3 Reposted by 3 other sources

Trump admits that "inflation is back," but blames Biden

By David Goldman, CNN President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night, acknowledged that inflation is rising again, breaking his campaign promise to lower prices immediately after taking office. But he blamed the Biden administration’s runaway spending. “Inflation is back,” Trump said. “I had nothing to do with it. These people have run the country. They’ve spent money like nobody’s ever spent money.”

2 days ago

Read Full Article

Daily Kos

Trump admits 'inflation is back'—but somehow it's not his fault

In his Tuesday night interview on Fox News, President Donald Trump admitted that inflation has increased in recent weeks, but sought to blame former President Joe Biden. “Inflation is back,” ...

2 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

Fortune

‘Inflation is back,’ Trump says. ‘I had nothing to do with it’

An inflation surge in January is complicating Trump’s campaign promise to bring down prices on “day one.”

2 days ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Political Tribune

Trump Just Publicly Ditched Major Day 1 Promise, Sparks Outrage

2 days ago

Read Full Article

CNN

+4 Reposted by 4 other sources

Trump acknowledges ‘inflation is back’ but blames Biden

President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that aired Tuesday night, acknowledged that inflation is on the rise again – bucking his campaign promise to lower prices immediately upon taking office. But he said the Biden administration’s runaway spending is to blame.

2 days ago·Atlanta, United States

Read Full Article

MSNBC

See Joe Scarborough fact check Trump on debt, inflation

President Trump on Tuesday tried to distance himself from the recent rise in inflation, and he tried to place the blame on former President Biden. Joe Scarborough fact checks Trump's claims.

2 days ago·United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year