Fact-checking Republican attempts to blame inflation on Democrats
Posted on AllSides August 9th, 2021
From The Left
ANALYSIS
As the US economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, prices are rising across the board with inflation exceeding the Federal Reserve's 2% target and reaching a 13-year high in June. Republicans have turned that jump in inflation into a political talking point, trying to place the blame on President Joe Biden and Democrats, and at times misrepresenting the current economic landscape in the process.
In mid-July, Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy tweeted, "Inflation is running rampant due in part to out-of-control spending from President Biden and Speaker Pelosi."
About two weeks later, the chair of...
