A spin doctor from the New York Times got ripped by JD Vance after trying to spin the Biden-Kamalaflation figures in his favor during his campaign stop in Michigan.
The reporter asked “with inflation now being under 3%, the lowest rate since mid-2021. What is your reaction to that news?”
As is commonplace, the reporter was trying to spin the inflation figures by presenting them in relative terms, as opposed to cumulative terms.
To boos from the crowd, Vance fired back “I think the crowd reaction says it all.”
He continued:
Look, when they say that inflation is down, they mean from a baseline where groceries are already 30% more expensive than they were when Donald Trump was president.
They're not saying prices are coming down, just that they're not going up as fast as they were three years ago. That is not a record to brag about—that's a record to be ashamed of.
Why did it take them so long to get inflation to where it is? And why are prices still so high? It's because Kamala Harris failed to do her job.
If they want to go around and -- it’s funny. On one hand, Kamala Harris says, on day one, we're going to tackle the affordability crisis. But she has been vice president for 3.5 years, and, I think, ladies and gentlemen, she's effectively been the acting president because we all know Joe Biden isn't in charge. So, she's been the one controlling government policy for 3.5 years.
Watch his full response below:
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