Donald Trump's son responds after Biden claims he inherited 9% inflation when he came into office
Inflation was just 1.4% when Biden came into office. It grew to 9.1% in June 2022, 17 months later
By Lawrence Richard Fox News
Published May 9, 2024 10:30am EDT
Former President Trump’s son is pushing back on President Biden after the Democrat brushed off concerns about the economy and claimed he inherited 9% inflation when he took office.
"What a clown," Eric Trump wrote on X, sharing a report of Biden’s remarks.
Biden’s factually incorrect claim came during a rare interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday evening, when he was asked about low consumer confidence about the economy, including housing costs going up, real income adjusted for inflation going down, and weak economic growth since Biden took office.
"No president has had the run we’ve had in terms of creating jobs and bringing down inflation. It was 9% when I came to office — 9%," the 81-year-old president said on Wednesday, when inflation was just 1.4% when he came into office in Jan. 2021. It grew to 9.1% in June 2022, 17 months later.
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