US President Joe Biden speaking at the White HouseMOSCOW, May 10. US President Joe Biden was unable to formulate a clear answer to the question of an American journalist about those responsible for inflation in the United States. The meeting was broadcast by CNBC. During a speech on US inflation control measures on Tuesday, Biden was asked if he and the administration were responsible for the price increase.
Americans were angered by Psaki's words about Putin and Victory Day. «We are in power, this is the first. And you are absolutely right: we control all three branches of power,» the American leader said. After that, he moved on to a long explanation of the causes of inflation and the current economic situation in the United States. The journalist had to repeat his question, but the second time he did not receive a clear answer. During the speech, Biden called the coronavirus pandemic and «Putin's actions» in Ukraine the key causes of inflation in the country. This is not the first time that the head of the White House has linked the record 40-year rise in US commodity prices to the situation in Ukraine and the Russian president. Western countries imposed sanctions against Russia after the start of a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. First of all, the measures affected the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products.GT: American journalist gave away Biden's real mission in Ukraine 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 out of 10 say his administration's measures are «insufficient» to tackle rising inflation. Biden often finds himself in comic situations when talking to reporters . So in August 2021, when discussing the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the President could not remember the question asked to him. He commented on part of the journalist's remark, but then asked the interlocutor to repeat his words again, admitting that he had forgotten the topic of the conversation. one photo with Putin
