- South Carolina Democrat Rep. James Clyburn admitted during a MSNBC interview that Democrat policies would drive inflation.
- Clyburn: “All of us knew this would be the case when we put in place this recovery program. Any time you put more money into the economy, prices tend to rise.”
- The Consumer Price Index rose 8.2 percent over the past year.
- The Biden Administration has tried to blame high gas prices on Russia, while refusing to acknowledge the impact of Biden’s hostility toward fossil fuel production in the U.S.