Tuesday 7 June 2022 04:37 PM Karine Jean-Pierre blames inflation on 'global challenges' and points finger at ... trends now
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is putting global inflation in Russian President Putin's lap – and saying the administration inherited an economy 'in crisis' but now has the tools to fix it.
Biden is under pressure to make progress on inflation, which he calls his top priority, with polls showing American doubts about the economy.
In comments to ABC's 'Good Morning America' Tuesday, Jean-Pierre called actions Biden has already taken, like tapping the Strategic Petroleum reserve, a 'big, big deal,' even as she said the president is giving the Federal Reserve 'some space' to use its own tools to deal with the issue.
'The president is going to continue laying out his plans. He did an op-ed last week laying out the three, four things that he's planning to do, giving the Federal Reserve some space, some independence because they have the most impactful tools,' she said.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called actions Biden has already taken to fight inflation, like tapping the Strategic Petroleum reserve, a 'big, big deal'
She also mentioned Biden allowing the summer sale of E15 gas, which pollutes more during the summer, to help with prices, saying it was 'going to help families in the midwest.'
With Biden under pressure to better sell prior accomplishments to combat his low approval ratings, Jean-Pierre also pointed to the Trump administration and passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which included coronavirus relief.
'When the president walked into this office the economy was in a crisis and he moved forward, put a plan forward, the American Rescue Plan that
