CNN’s Dana Bash has called out Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration for the nationwide baby food crisis and getting inflation “so wrong.”
Bash grilled National Economic Council director Brian Deese about the Biden administration’s response to inflation and handling of the baby formula shortage.
“Let’s talk about inflation,” Bash said.
“It is still near the highest levels in four decades.
“I want to play what President Biden said about this issue almost a year ago compared to what he’s saying now.”
Bash then played clips of Biden saying: “The overwhelming consensus, it’s going to pop up a little bit and then go back down.
“I want every American to know I’m taking inflation very seriously, and it’s my top domestic priority.”
“How did the administration get that so wrong?” she asked Deese.
Deese said: “Look, a lot of things have changed over the course of the last year and we’ve dealt with a lot of unexpected challenges.
“The delta wave of COVID, omicron on top of that.
“More recently, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine which has sent gyrations through global energy markets.
“What’s most important for the American people to understand right now is they have a president who is making clear, as you just played, that inflation is his top economic priority.
“And that means a couple of things.
“First, we need to give the fed the space and the independence to do its job, which is to get inflation under control.
“Second, we need to lower costs for families, make things more affordable for them during this economic transition.
“Third, we need to reduce the federal deficit. If we reduce the federal deficit, we’ll help to reduce price pressures on the economy.
“We’ve made a lot of progress on that because of the president’s policies, but we can do more,” he said.
WATCH:
Dana Bash: "Are you confident that the U.S. can avoid a recession?"@BrianDeeseNEC: "The United States is in a better position than any other country." https://t.co/rWGQF39yBV pic.twitter.com/eA9BqvcBjd
— The Hill (@thehill) May 22, 2022
Bash also grilled Deese on the baby formula shortage, which many argue could have easily been avoided.
WATCH:
Dana Bash: “How did we get to the point where the United States of America has to airlift baby formula from another country?”@BrianDeeseNEC: “There is a bigger root to your question. How did we end up in a market where we have three companies that control 90% of the market?” pic.twitter.com/fviDxTUzsO
— The Hill (@thehill) May 23, 2022
