{"id":2170250,"date":"2024-02-07T13:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-blames-grocery-stores-for-high-prices-to-cover-for-biden-in-election-year\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:40:46","slug":"washington-post-blames-grocery-stores-for-high-prices-to-cover-for-biden-in-election-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-blames-grocery-stores-for-high-prices-to-cover-for-biden-in-election-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post accuses grocery stores of price hikes to protect Biden during election season"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwashington-post-blames-grocery-stores-for-high-prices-to-cover-for-biden-in-election-year%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=2170250&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\u200c Washington Post \u200dBlames Grocery Stores\u2062 for\u200c Rising Food Prices, Ignoring Biden&#8217;s Inflationary Policies<\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Post wants voters to believe \u200dthat\u200d grocery stores,\u2063 not \u2062President Joe Biden\u2019s\u2062 inflationary policies, are to blame \u200dfor Americans\u2019 continued concern about rising food prices.<\/p>\n<p>For three years, \u200cthe \u200cpropaganda press \u2062joined the Biden administration in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/02\/biden-welcomes-2024-with-more-lies-about-his-flailing-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lying<\/a> \u2064about the nation\u2019s\u200c sticker shock.\u2064 They claimed inflation,\u2064 which\u200b hasn\u2019t dropped below zero percent since Biden took office, is <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/13\/as-inflation-spikes-again-biden-and-medias-boasts-about-record-price-hikes-cooling-are-offensive-as-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201ccooling,\u201d \u201cfalling,\u201d and lightening\u200c voters\u2019 financial loads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until \u200c2024, when President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/other\/president-biden-job-approval-7320.html#!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">years-long poor performance<\/a> started hurting his \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/poll-biden-trump-economy-presidential-race-rcna136834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">standing \u2063in national presidential polls<\/a>, that corporate\u2063 media \u200bstarted \u2064reporting on \u200chow perpetually high prices affect families at the grocery store.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cInflation has fallen.\u200c Why are groceries\u200b still\u2064 so expensive?\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Washington Post authors Jeff Stein \u200cand Abha Bhattarai wondered\u2064 in a headline on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Post considers \u201clabor shortages\u201d and \u201congoing supply\u200d chain \u2063disruptions\u201d\u200d due to\u200c prolonged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-economy-inflation-hits-highest-levels-since-great-recession-soars-past-economists-expectations\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Under Biden Inflation Has Hit Record Levels Since Great Recession\">government-mandated lockdowns<\/a>, \u201cdroughts,\u201d \u201cavian flu,\u201d and even Americans\u2019 \u201cdemand for food\u201d as culprits for expensive shopping trips.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, demand for food\u2062 \u2014 particularly meat, nuts\u2062 and fresh produce \u2014 has remained elevated, as\u2063 Americans\u2064 splurge on higher-quality specialty goods and organic items, \u200caccording to Thilmany, of Colorado State University. Households are \u200bgenerally allocating more to\u2063 groceries than \u2064they were before the pandemic, even after\u200d accounting for inflation, in part because \u200dtheir\u2062 buying \u200chabits\u200d have \u2063changed, \u200dshe said,\u201d the article states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>You read that \u2062right. According to the experts and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-employees-found-trump-didnt-violate-policies-then-banned-him-anyway-with-corporate-medias-help\/\" title=\"Twitter Employees Found Trump Didn\u2019t Violate Policies, Then Banned Him Anyway With Corporate Media\u2019s Help\">propaganda press outlets<\/a> willing \u200bto amplify them, \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/07\/yes-inflation-is-sort-of-your-fault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflation is your fault<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/morning-joe\/watch\/why-grocery-prices-stay-high-as-inflation-declines-203690053910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an appearance on MSNBC<\/a>, Stein credited routine economic interruptions like natural disasters and international conflict for the record-breaking jump in \u2064prices since 2020. Yet, in both text and on\u2063 TV, he refused to acknowledge Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/markets-and-finance\/commentary\/biden-blames-businesses-inflation-his-own-numbers-refute-him#:~:text=Key%20Takeaways,cost%20increases%20faced%20by%20businesses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inflationary\u2062 policies<\/a> \u2063 or the \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/04\/26\/trillion-dollar-deficits-bidens-new-normal\/#:~:text=Biden's%20own%20proposed%202024%20budget,and%20%2410%20trillion%20in%202033.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">several trillion dollar<\/a> Democrat spending sprees\u2063 he signed into\u200d action.<\/p>\n<p>Instead,\u200b Stein and his coauthor continued to carry water for the Biden administration. They\u200d published\u200c excuses from White House spokesman Michael Kikukawa, who called for\u2062 continued pressure\u2063 on corporations to eat their\u200b costs to give consumers a break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Administration\u200c is cracking down\u2063 on exploitative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-steven-crowder-announces-lawsuit-against-facebook\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Steven Crowder Announces Lawsuit Against Facebook\">anti-competitive behavior<\/a> in \u200bmeat\u200c and poultry markets, supporting state law enforcement efforts\u2063 to \u200bstop practices\u2062 that raise food prices, and pursuing all \u2062available avenues to lower grocery prices for\u200b families,\u201d Kikukawa claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Stein and Bhattarai also repeated claims from the White House Council of Economic Advisers, without link\u200c or written evidence,\u200c that \u201cgrocery store profit margins remain higher than\u2064 their \u2063pre-pandemic levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After hearing\u2062 from several troubled voters \u2062that they might\u200d reject Biden in the voting booth come November\u2062 due to their grocery bills,\u200c the article\u2019s authors rushed to assert that former President\u2064 Donald Trump was somehow \u201cpolicies are \u2062poised \u2062to make\u2063 grocery prices higher, not lower.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former \u200dpresident is campaigning on placing new tariffs on trillions\u2063 of dollars of imports and mass deportations of\u2064 undocumented immigrants, which would likely\u200d make costs significantly \u2063higher for domestic beef, chicken\u200d and dairy products,\u201d \u200bthey noted.<\/p>\n<p>The corporate media campaign to cover for\u2064 Biden comes mere \u2064days \u2062after the Democrat president publicly accused grocery chains of\u200d exploiting Americans\u2019 economic woes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut \u2064for all we\u2019ve \u200ddone to bring prices down, there are still too many corporations in \u2063America ripping people off:\u00a0price gouging,\u200d junk fees, greedflation, shrinkflation,\u201d \u00a0Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/01\/28\/remarks-by-president-biden-at-a-political-event-at-south-carolinas-first-in-the-nation-dinner-columbia-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> during\u2063 a campaign event in South \u200bCarolina in January.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the 2024 election \u200bseason, the corporate media\u2019s message on\u200c inflation \u2062is clear. It\u2019s \u200ceveryone else\u2019s fault \u200b\u2014 especially your own\u200b \u2014\u200b that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snap-benefits-to-be-reduced-to-pre-pandemic-levels-on-march-1\/\" title=\"SNAP Benefits to Be Reduced to Pre-Pandemic Levels on March 1\">food prices remain high<\/a>. But Biden, who Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/poll-even-dems-blame-biden-for-soaring-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats both<\/a> \u2062 have explicitly linked to inflation in \u200cpolls, is \u2064never \u200bto\u200d blame.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Jordan \u2063Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and \u2064co-producer of\u200d The Federalist Radio Hour.\u200d Her work has also been featured in\u2062 The\u200d Daily Wire, Fox News, and \u2064RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated \u200dfrom Baylor University where she\u200b majored in political science\u2062 and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How have President Biden&#8217;s inflationary policies contributed to the increase in food \u200bprices, according\u2063 to the author?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  These excuses and deflections \u2062from the Biden administration, it \u200dis clear that The Washington Post is more \u2064interested in protecting the president and his policies than\u2062 in \u200cproviding\u2064 accurate\u2064 and unbiased reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that President Biden&#8217;s\u2062 inflationary policies, including massive government spending and increased regulation, have had a significant impact on rising\u200c food prices. When the government floods the economy with trillions of dollars, \u2062it devalues the currency \u200cand drives up prices for goods and services. It&#8217;s basic economics.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southwest-to-cut-more-flights-lost-almost-75-million-during-last-round-of-cancellation\/\" title=\"Southwest To Cut More Flights, Lost Almost  Million During Last Round Of Cancellation\">ongoing labor shortages<\/a> and supply chain disruptions mentioned by The\u200c Washington Post are a direct result of government-mandated lockdowns\u2062 and restrictions. These \u200cpolicies have\u200b prevented \u200bbusinesses from\u200c operating \u200dat\u200d full capacity and have caused disruptions in transportation and\u200b production. The Biden administration cannot escape responsibility for the consequences of their own actions.<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth noting that the article\u200c mentions Americans&#8217; \u200c&#8221;demand for food&#8221; as a \u2064factor contributing to high prices. This is a rather insulting statement that implies that Americans are somehow at fault for wanting to eat. The truth is that families have\u200b always allocated a significant portion of their budget to groceries, but \u2062it is \u2063the policies of this administration that have made those groceries more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u2062truly disappointing to see major\u2063 news outlets like The Washington Post engage \u200din such biased \u2064reporting. The American people deserve \u2062better. They deserve to\u200d know the truth about the causes of rising \u2062food prices and the impact of\u200c President Biden&#8217;s policies. It\u2064 is \u2062time for the media\u200c to prioritize truth\u2064 and \u200dtransparency\u200c over political agendas. Only then can\u200c we have an honest conversation about \u200bthe challenges facing our economy and find real solutions for the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Post deflects blame from President Biden&#8217;s inflationary policies, suggesting grocery stores are responsible for Americans&#8217; worries about rising food prices. The biased press has supported the administration&#8217;s false narrative for three years, denying the nation&#8217;s persistent inflation issue. Despite inflation never falling below zero percent during Biden&#8217;s term, they continue to mislead the public<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2170251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-kampus-production-8422735-1-scaled-e1707315746489.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2170250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-kampus-production-8422735-1-scaled-e1707315746489.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2170250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2170250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2170251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2170250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2170250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2170250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}