{"id":2244639,"date":"2024-05-14T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caught-repeating-false-claim-about-inflation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:06:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:06:17","slug":"biden-caught-repeating-false-claim-about-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-caught-repeating-false-claim-about-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Repeats False Inflation Claim"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fbiden-caught-repeating-false-claim-about-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=2244639&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>President Biden faced criticism for repeating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden's Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">false claim<\/a> about inflation, misleadingly stating it\u200d was 9% at the start of his presidency. Fact-checkers debunked this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-joe-bidens-approval-scrapes-new-low-as-inflation-worries-build\/\" title=\"Poll: Joe Biden's Approval Scrapes New Low as Inflation Worries Build\">confirming inflation<\/a> was \u2064at 1.4% when he assumed office. The incident\u200c was \u2063widely \u200cshared on \u2064social media, drawing attention from journalists and the Republican National Committee, leading to further scrutiny and accusations\u200c of dishonesty.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>For the second time in a week, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> made a false claim about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/inflation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a> \u2014 and he did not get away with it as journalists and political rivals called him out on it.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1790446864619253951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Yahoo Finance<\/a> in an interview on Tuesday that inflation was at 9% when he became <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-susan-collins-censured-by-another-gop-county-cmte-over-vote-to-convict-president-trump-in-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Sen. Susan Collins censured by another GOP County CMTE over vote to convict President Trump in impeachment trial\">president back<\/a> in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>However, as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snopes\/status\/1789013278082957457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact-checkers pointed out<\/a> when Biden made the same assertion during a CNN town hall last week, inflation actually was at 1.4% when he took office.<\/p>\n<p>The latest gaffe by the president got posted to social media by the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1790446864619253951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1790442861424435396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican National Committee<\/a> (RNC), who also noted the correct statistic<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A week after fact-checkers corrected Biden\u2019s claim to CNN that inflation was at 9% when he became president, the president repeats it to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YahooFinance<\/a> <br \/>\u201cIt was at 9% when I came in\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was 1.4% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jkvPGd2ZLx\">https:\/\/t.co\/jkvPGd2ZLx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XnMha9kuJu\">pic.twitter.com\/XnMha9kuJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexThomp\/status\/1790446864619253951?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAll Biden does is LIE!\u201d Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), who is now a U.S. Senate candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Banks\/status\/1790448348413002107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X in response to one of the posts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho told him this? Is he lying or does he have no idea what\u2019s going on?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TommyPigott\/status\/1790445795164008703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> RNC strategic communications director Tommy Pigott.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation first hit 9% in June 2022, over a year after Biden took office,\u201d Pigott added. \u201cInflation didn\u2019t begin accelerating until after Biden forced through his $1.9 trillion \u2018stimulus.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/644690\/americans-continue-name-inflation-top-financial-problem.aspx#:~:text=Forty%2Done%20percent%20of%20U.S.,with%20most%20readings%20under%2010%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polling<\/a> from Gallup conducted last month showed that Americans named inflation or the high cost of living as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-junk-bidenomics-say-inflation-worst-in-18-years\/\" title=\"Critics slam 'Bidenomics' as inflation hits 18-year high\">important financial problem facing<\/a> their family.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GALLUP: Trend in Mentions of Inflation as the Most Important Family Financial Problem<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 April 2020 \u2014 3%<br \/>\u2022 April 2021 \u2014  8%<br \/>\u2022 April 2022 \u2014  32%<br \/>\u2022 April 2023 \u2014  35%<br \/>\u2022 April 2024 \u2014  41% (all-time high)<br \/>\u2014<br \/>What is the most important financial problem facing your family today?\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gHYQURUdRU\">pic.twitter.com\/gHYQURUdRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAPolls2022\/status\/1790446499022704835?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Forty-one percent selected inflation or the high cost of living for the open-ended question, which is the highest figure yet in Gallup\u2019s annual Economy and Personal Finance poll.<\/p>\n<p>The implication of Biden\u2019s incorrect claim is that the rate was high when he took over the White House from Donald Trump, who like Biden is running another presidential campaign this year.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking about inflation with Yahoo Finance, Biden said he believed the rate had gone \u201cslightly up\u201d and \u201cit\u2019s now down to about 3%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alluding to concerns about the economy, Biden said, \u201cThe fact is that I think people are just uncertain and that\u2019s why we\u2019ve got to be steady \u2014 stay the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden then contended that \u201cpay for the jobs are outpacing the inflation rate they\u2019re paying.\u201d He added, \u201cWe\u2019re going to be able to deal with this,\u201d before stressing, \u201cIt\u2019s going to take a little more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden faced scrutiny for his repeated false statement on inflation, sparking criticism from journalists and political opponents. During an interview with Yahoo Finance, Biden wrongly asserted that inflation was 9% at the beginning of his presidency, marking the second instance within a week of such misinformation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2244640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152389852-scaled-e1715718742873.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152389852-scaled-e1715718742873.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244639","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2244640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}