The CNBC reporter echoed the White House’s discussion of rising prices on MSNBC on Thursday, saying the Oval Office did not have a “dial” they could use to reduce rising living costs. “There is no dial in the Oval Office that raises or lowers inflation, right? So Joe Biden, sitting there in the White House, does not have many really great choices,” said Eamon Javers, a senior CNBC correspondent in Washington. . he told Hallie Jackson Reports. Similarly, Transport Minister Pete Buttigieg said Wednesday: “No policymaker has a dial that you can just turn up or down so you can just control things like oil prices and natural gas prices. gas, “Butting said. “Look, people are impatient, people are looking for solutions. We understand that.” “[Americans are] “You’re looking for someone to blame, and the person you’re accusing is the guy at the top, whether he has a dial or not, who can raise or lower inflation,” Javers continued. CNBC Senior Washington correspondent Eamon Javers on MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports” (MSNBC / Screenshot) BUTTIGIEG LABELS Critics “impatient”, claims that “NO POLITICAL JOURNALIST” HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THE INCREASED COST The Labor Department said inflation reached a 40-year high, up 8.5% in March from a year earlier. The Biden White House has blamed rising prices on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “price hikes” and the policies of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, which they say have affected the supply chain. Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on March 1, 2022 (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) “Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed up gas and food prices around the world. Seventy percent of the price increase in March came from Putin’s price increase,” Biden said. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: “Governor Abbott’s unnecessary and unnecessary inspections of trucks passing through ports of entry between Texas and Mexico are causing major disruptions to the food and car supply chains, delaying production and affecting production. prices for families in Texas. and throughout the country. “ White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a White House press conference on March 4, 2022. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster) The Javers said the things the White House can do to curb the hard edges of inflation are to “loosen supply chain problems” and “release some oil from the Strategic Oil Reserve.”
