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Kristen Welker: “Inflation has gone up. It's at 3% now, up from 2% in April…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Bessent says inflation 'has nothing to do with tariffs' as U.S. rolls them back: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

Turkey prices are down 16%. And yet some prices are going up. Of course, we have seen prices increasing on staples like coffee, bananas, bacon. Inflation has gone up. It's at 3% now, up from 2% in April when the tariffs were imposed. No, no, no, they weren't. So inflation hasn't gone up. And Kristen, the one thing that we're not going to do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they feel. (01:38–01:47)

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Asserts that inflation increased from 2% to 3% since April due to tariffs.

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