"Do I take any blame for inflation? No," Biden told reporters.
"Why not?" Biden was asked in return.
"Because it was already there when I got here, man. Remember what the economy was like when I got here? Jobs were hemorrhaging. Inflation was rising. We weren't manufacturing a damn thing here. We were in real economic difficulty. That's why I don't."
Biden has repeatedly blamed the nation's current economic struggles on what he "inherited" from the previous administration, even thoughthe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI), a common metric used to measure inflation, has risen to record highs under Biden.
When Biden took office in January 2021, the annualized CPI was at 1.4% but got as high as 9.1% in June of last year -- a record high -- before coming back down. The CPI sits at 6.5% as of December.
This is the same thing Trump does and every president has done in a long time, it's no different.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/politics/fact-check-biden-inflation-when-he-became-president
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You either didn't read or didn't comprehend, I suspect the latter.
Replies to: "You either didn't read or didn't comprehend, I suspect the latter."
- Trump leadership style. Things that are good, he did that. Things that are bad, has no clue about it - Quest4twelve - 8:57am 12/9/25
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- Not new, Afghanistan withdrawal and Inflation were Trump's fault, remember. - iairishcheeks - 12:31pm 12/9/25
- Pretty sure no one blamed the inflation on Trump - Chris94 - 12:33pm 12/9/25
- Translation: "Don't confuse me with facts!". [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 12:47pm 12/9/25
- Misleading. He didn’t blame Trump. He blamed COVID. - Chris94 - 2:21pm 12/9/25
- You either didn't read or didn't comprehend, I suspect the latter. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 3:14pm 12/9/25
- Like I said, he doesn’t blame Trump. Not sure why that is hard for you. - Chris94 - 3:32pm 12/9/25
- Did you read the part where everything he said about it was factually false? - iairishcheeks - 12:32am 12/10/25
- I know why this is hard for you. [NT]
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- iairishcheeks - 3:38pm 12/9/25
- Last time: if you could read, you’d see he is not blaming Trump - Chris94 - 4:24pm 12/9/25
- Also, what is your quarrel with what I posted on the footy? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:29pm 12/9/25
- You're stuck on subjective interpretations, read my posts within the context of the OP. - iairishcheeks - 4:35pm 12/9/25
- Last time: if you could read, you’d see he is not blaming Trump - Chris94 - 4:24pm 12/9/25
- Like I said, he doesn’t blame Trump. Not sure why that is hard for you. - Chris94 - 3:32pm 12/9/25
- You either didn't read or didn't comprehend, I suspect the latter. [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 3:14pm 12/9/25
- The fact of the matter is that our inflation was due to COVID-19's impact on Supply Chains, and - TyroneIrish - 1:41pm 12/9/25
- Misleading. He didn’t blame Trump. He blamed COVID. - Chris94 - 2:21pm 12/9/25
- Translation: "Don't confuse me with facts!". [LINK]
- iairishcheeks - 12:47pm 12/9/25
- Pretty sure no one blamed the inflation on Trump - Chris94 - 12:33pm 12/9/25
- Things are bad, Biden, Obama and Hillary did it. [NT] - jimbasil - 9:14am 12/9/25
- * [NT] - Quest4twelve - 8:58am 12/9/25
- Not new, Afghanistan withdrawal and Inflation were Trump's fault, remember. - iairishcheeks - 12:31pm 12/9/25
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