{"id":1428,"date":"2026-06-11T13:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2026-06-11T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T13:11:10","slug":"thats-absolutely-not-true-gop-pundits-blame-game-gets-pounced-by-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=1428","title":{"rendered":"‘That\u2019s absolutely not true’: GOP pundit’s blame game gets pounced by panel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Republican pundit and Trump supporter Scott Jennings suffered an odd moment of silence after CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins and Democratic strategist Karen Finney corrected his claim that inflation numbers today are better than they were under former president Joe Biden.<\/p>\n

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Collins asked Jennings point blank for his take on President Donald Trump\u2019s claim to \u201clove\u201d inflation\u2014even as it plagues voters seeing $70 vehicle fill-ups and $500 increase in monthly grocery bills.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, it was very inartful. I mean, I understand what he was I think he was saying that he feels encouraged that the numbers are better today than they were under Biden,\u201d Jennings informed the panel of the Source with Kaitlan Collins.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s absolutely not true,\u201d corrected Finney.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re as bad as today as they were since 2023,\u201d said Collins.<\/p>\n

After a pause, Jennings said: \u201cYou\u2019re arguing that inflation today or during Trump\u2019s term is as bad as it was during Biden\u2019s term? Surely nobody would argue that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I’m saying that Trump said he was going to come into office and lower inflation and it’s higher today than it was when he took office,\u201d Collins said. <\/p>\n

At that point, Jennings grabbed the familiar GOP refrain that the rate<\/em> of inflation is what really matters, as if the speed with which inflation changes is what\u2019s impacting voters\u2019 bank accounts \u2014 rather than the amount of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe rate of inflation today is certainly lower than the rate of inflation during Biden’s term,\u201d Jennings insisted.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut not when Trump took office,\u201d said Collins, perhaps not fully grasping the length of Jenning\u2019s logic twist. \u201cIt’s the highest it’s been since 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m not, I’m not arguing the numbers,\u201d said Jennings. \u201cI saw the report. And by the way, it is a political issue. I mean, if inflation continues to trend up, if gas prices don’t come down, you can’t deny that.\u201d<\/p>\n

At that point Finney and Jennings launched into crosstalk.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut do you think he’ll apologize to the American people for taking the economy and making them broke?\u201d challenged Finney.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve had three straight months of massive job growth,\u201d Jennings insisted. \u201cWe have manufacturing\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell then why are people losing their health care. Why are gas prices over $6? Why are grocery prices [exploding].\u201d<\/p>\n

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