{"id":1022484,"date":"2021-11-17T07:29:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T12:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1022484"},"modified":"2021-11-17T07:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T12:29:14","slug":"full-meltdown-mode-psaki-slammed-for-claiming-republicans-are-rooting-for-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/full-meltdown-mode-psaki-slammed-for-claiming-republicans-are-rooting-for-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Full Meltdown Mode\u2019: Psaki Slammed For Claiming Republicans Are \u2018Rooting For Inflation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffull-meltdown-mode-psaki-slammed-for-claiming-republicans-are-rooting-for-inflation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1022484&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced backlash on Tuesday evening over an outlandish remark that she made on Twitter where she claimed that Republicans were \u201crooting for inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki made the remarks in reference to a report from The Wall Street Journal that stated:<\/p>\n<p><em>Republicans argue the Democrats\u2019 social-spending bill would aggravate inflation by injecting trillions of dollars into an overheated economy. They say they see these issues as powerful political arguments heading into next year\u2019s midterm elections, when Mr. Biden\u2019s party is at risk of losing legislative power.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Psaki claimed: \u201cQ: Why, when Americans are seeing higher prices, are Republicans united against a bill to lower core costs on prescription drugs, health care, child care, and elder care? A: They\u2019re rooting for inflation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steven Rattner, a top economic adviser in the Obama administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/16\/opinion\/biden-inflation-spending-manchin.html\">warned<\/a> in an op-ed in The New York Times this week that President Joe Biden\u2019s Build Back Better agenda, which is what Psaki was referencing, would increase inflation:<\/p>\n<p><em>So the administration should come clean with voters about the impact of its spending plans on inflation. Build Back Better can be deemed \u201cpaid for\u201d only if one embraces budget gimmicks, like assuming that some of the most important initiatives will be allowed to expire in just a few years. The result: a package that front-loads spending while tax revenues arrive only over a decade. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that the plan would likely add $800 billion or more to the deficit over the next five years, exacerbating inflationary pressures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Psaki\u2019s remarks immediately fueled backlash online with many noting that Democrats were the ones that were pushing aggressive spending measures that are increasing inflationary pressures.<\/p>\n<p>Notable responses included:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Grenell<\/strong>, former Acting Director of National Intelligence: \u201cYour people worked to shut down the entire U.S. economy to win an election and scared people into ignoring science. A double standard is the only standard you have.\u201d<strong>Arthur Schwartz<\/strong>, political strategist: \u201cYou people want to spend another $3+ trillion. Who\u2019s rooting for inflation?\u201d<strong>Ryan Bourne<\/strong>, economist: \u201cThe \u2018zero cost\u2019 thing was bad enough economics, but this\u2026.\u201d<strong>Jake Schneider<\/strong>, GOP: \u201cWhat a crock from a White House in freefall. Biden &amp; Co can\u2019t run from their economic crisis, which meets every American in everything they buy, so they throw lies at the wall and hope one sticks. Meanwhile, Americans pay the price.\u201d<strong>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)<\/strong>: \u201cThe White House said inflation is a \u2018high-class problem,\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki faced backlash on Tuesday evening over an outlandish remark that she made on Twitter where she claimed that Republicans were \u201crooting for inflation.\u201dPsaki made the remarks in reference to a report from The Wall Street Journal that stated:Republicans argue the Democrats\u2019 social-spending bill would aggravate inflation by injecting trillions of dollars into an overheated economy. They say they see these issues as powerful political arguments heading into next year\u2019s midterm elections, when Mr. Biden\u2019s party is at risk of losing legislative power.In a tweet, Psaki claimed: \u201cQ: Why, when Americans are seeing higher prices, are Republicans united against a bill to lower core costs on prescription drugs, health care, child care, and elder care? A: They\u2019re rooting for inflation.\u201dSteven Rattner, a top economic adviser in the Obama administration warned in an op-ed in The New York Times this week that President Joe Biden\u2019s Build Back Better agenda, which is what Psaki was referencing, would increase inflation:So the administration should come clean with voters about the impact of its spending plans on inflation. Build Back Better can be deemed \u201cpaid for\u201d only if one embraces budget gimmicks, like assuming that some of the most important initiatives will be allowed to expire in just a few years. The result: a package that front-loads spending while tax revenues arrive only over a decade. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates that the plan would likely add $800 billion or more to the deficit over the next five years, exacerbating inflationary pressures.Psaki\u2019s remarks immediately fueled backlash online with many noting that Democrats were the ones that were pushing aggressive spending measures that are increasing inflationary pressures.Notable responses included:Richard Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence: \u201cYour people worked to shut down the entire U.S. economy to win an election and scared people into ignoring science. A double standard is the only standard you have.\u201dArthur Schwartz, political strategist: \u201cYou people want to spend another $3+ trillion. Who\u2019s rooting for inflation?\u201dRyan Bourne, economist: \u201cThe \u2018zero cost\u2019 thing was bad enough economics, but this\u2026.\u201dJake Schneider, GOP: \u201cWhat a crock from a White House in freefall. Biden &#038; Co can\u2019t run from their economic crisis, which meets every American in everything they buy, so they throw lies at the wall and hope one sticks. Meanwhile, Americans pay the price.\u201dSen. Tom Cotton (R-AR): \u201cThe White House said inflation is a \u2018high-class problem,\u2019 and high gas prices \u2018make a stronger case for doubling down our investment.\u2019 This crushing inflation is by design.\u201dChad Gilmartin, GOP comms: \u201cBiden\u2019s approval rating is 10 points underwater so the message now shifts from \u2018Biden saved you $0.16\u2019 to \u2018inflation is actually Republicans\u2019 fault\u2019 Meanwhile Biden doubles-down on all the policies that will actually make inflation \u2013 now at a 31 year high \u2013 even worse\u2026\u201dMatt Whitlock, political strategist: \u201c\u2019Inflation is transitory\u2019 didn\u2019t work, \u2018our bill will lower inflation\u2019 got laughed out of the room, so now it\u2019s \u2018Republicans are rooting for inflation.\u2019 This is what a White House in full meltdown mode looks like.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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