Karine Jean-Pierre blames inflation on ‘global challenges’, insists Biden ‘understands’ the struggles of American families and points finger at Trump for leaving economy in ‘crisis’
- Karine Jean-Pierre pointed to external factors for record high gas prices
- She pointed to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the Trump administration
- ‘When the president walked into this office the economy was in a crisis and he put a plan forward, she said
- The White House press secretary then pivoted to pointing to what the President has done to turn the economy around
- She insisted Biden ‘understands’ what families are going through as gas prices hit another record high on Tuesday at $4.92 per gallon
- An ABC poll from the weekend showed just 28% of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of the economy