Customers at a grocery store on Mount Prospect, Illinois, USAMOSCOW, May 10 American users of the social network Twitter refused to believe in US President Joe Biden's reasons for record price increases in the country. On Tuesday, during a speech on measures to combat inflation in the United States, Biden called the coronavirus pandemic and «Putin's actions» in Ukraine the key culprits.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/d6ee7209991228654c76bf13f396480e.jpg" />Biden answered a journalist's question that he did not ask. Commentators asked the head of the White House not to shift the responsibility onto someone else's shoulders. «This is misinformation. Prices began to rise as early as May 2021. It's time to look in the mirror, Mr. President,» wrote one of the users. Inflation was scary even before the situation in Ukraine,” added another. “If he doesn’t know the real reasons, how can he find a solution?” — answered the previous commentator. «Biden's presidency is the main reason,» the American joked. wp-content/uploads/2022/05/50455d5b27cf88b71608fdbbba12fa19.jpg» />Americans angered by Psaki's words about Putin and Victory DayThis is not the first time that the head of the White House links the record price increase for goods in the United States over the past forty years with the situation in Ukraine and the Russian president. Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia after the start of a special military operation to demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. First of all, the measures affected the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. and Europe, causing a serious increase in fuel and food prices. According to the US Department of Labor, by the end of March, their cost increased by 8.5 percent in annual terms. Growth was the highest since December 1981. A late-April CNN poll showed that US citizens' assessment of the national economy was at its lowest level in a decade. A majority of Americans polled (66 percent) say Biden's policies are hurting the economy, according to the survey, and eight in 10 say the administration's measures are «not enough» to tackle rising inflation.
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