{"id":1947199,"date":"2023-06-14T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-post-of-graph-bragging-about-inflation-going-down-completely-blows-up-in-its-face\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T19:03:18","slug":"white-house-post-of-graph-bragging-about-inflation-going-down-completely-blows-up-in-its-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-post-of-graph-bragging-about-inflation-going-down-completely-blows-up-in-its-face\/","title":{"rendered":"White House&#8217;s Inflation Graph Backfires Spectacularly."},"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\">12<\/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%2Fwhite-house-post-of-graph-bragging-about-inflation-going-down-completely-blows-up-in-its-face%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=1947199&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--><h2>The Biden Administration&#8217;s Hilarious Inflation Graph Backfires<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden administration \u2014 an endless reservoir of unintentional comedy that would be funny in another context \u2014 is at it again.<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u2019s latest self-own appeared in the form of a graph posted to Twitter on Tuesday under the title \u201cInflation Has Fallen by More Than Half\u201d \u2014 followed by words in much smaller text: \u201cSince Last Summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news: Today\u2019s inflation report shows annual inflation is now at the lowest level since March 2021, and less than half of what it was last June,\u201d the White House tweet said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-brags-about-chart-showing-inflation-skyrocketed-after-biden-took-office\/\" title=\"White House boasts about chart revealing inflation surge under Biden's administration.\">giving families real breathing room<\/a>,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great news: Today\u2019s inflation report shows annual inflation is now at the lowest level since March 2021, and less than half of what it was last June.<\/p>\n<p>This is giving families real breathing room. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l5k3B9WU2t\">pic.twitter.com\/l5k3B9WU2t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1668643333344837632?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With a mixture of facts and mockery, Twitter users quickly deciphered the graph\u2019s true meaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreat news! We\u2019re stealing marginally less from your paycheck through inflation than we were stealing before,\u201d Grabien founder Tom Elliott said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great news! We\u2019re stealing marginally less from your paycheck through inflation than we were stealing before<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1668712292576313348?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative commentator Steve Guest also mocked the White House\u2019s celebratory announcement, saying, \u201cThe admin points out that the moment Joe Biden took office, inflation took off!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great News: The admin points out that the moment Joe Biden took office, inflation took off! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Uz7tntFmA\">pic.twitter.com\/0Uz7tntFmA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1668697005076389889?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania posted an identical chart under a different title: \u201cRecord Inflation Under President Biden,\u201d with the smaller text changed to \u201cSince Entering White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The real story  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qrcrwSJJML\">pic.twitter.com\/qrcrwSJJML<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guy Reschenthaler (@GReschenthaler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GReschenthaler\/status\/1668722986587762688?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many others responded to the graph with humor and scorn.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is so dishonest! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> knows most don\u2019t understand inflation. Inflation going down does not mean there is more \u201cbreathing room.\u201d It means the rate of price increases is slowing, but still going up. We are paying more than ever! We need DEFLATION for prices to go down.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin T. Haskins (@JustinTHaskins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTHaskins\/status\/1668715932582281216?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last year I gained 9 lbs. this year I only gained 4.<br \/>\nAm I losing weight?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edina dad (@Edina_Dad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Edina_Dad\/status\/1668655509828775946?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You\u2019re bragging about prices continuing to increase?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyRedfernFL\/status\/1668704169748733952?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Very misleading. The inflation rate is lower now than it was last summer, as measured by changes in the CPI. However, prices are still higher today than last summer. As I teach my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-post-of-graph-bragging-about-inflation-going-down-completely-blows-up-in-its-face\/\" title=\"White House's Inflation Graph Backfires Spectacularly.\">middle school financial literacy students<\/a>, prices do not come down unless you have deflation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PETROS (@PETROS_USA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PETROS_USA\/status\/1668681215195639808?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h2ueoZKlMY\">pic.twitter.com\/h2ueoZKlMY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cassie Cynical (@TuckerPoodleMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerPoodleMA\/status\/1668733258199171073?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">you think the price of everything being 30-50% more than when you took office is doing a good job?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas J  (@old4dis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/old4dis\/status\/1668660463364714496?\">June 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All of these responses highlight the hilarious audacity with which the White House attempted to apply lipstick to a pig of a record.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think Biden is responsible for the state of the economy?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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Now, administration officials are happy to report that the thing their media allies told you was not a problem is getting better.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, with a single line in the White House\u2019s tweet, the hilarity ends. \u201cThis is giving families real breathing room,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that the Biden administration or nearly anyone in Washington would claim to give a hoot about families strikes the average American as downright galling.<\/p>\n<p>To the White House and its allies, thank you for the \u201creal breathing room\u201d we enjoy as you commit billions of dollars to the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-lawmakers-cheer-fox-news-removing-tucker-look-didnt-good-riddance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the \u201creal breathing room\u201d that comes with runaway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-now-proof-impossible-us-government-balance-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national debt<\/a> and the theft of our great-grandchildren\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the \u201creal breathing room\u201d we feel as we watch the counties adjacent to the nation\u2019s capital grow wealthier and wealthier at our expense.<\/p>\n<p>If it were not true, it would be funny.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-post-graph-bragging-inflation-going-completely-blows-face\/\">White House Post of Graph Bragging About Inflation Going Down Completely Blows Up in Its Face<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration, a constant source of unintentional comedy, strikes again. 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