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Pete Buttigieg: “The president did say that he was. He wanted to be in office…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Pete Responds to Breaking Inflation News, Live on Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 07:31

Why did the president fail to keep his promise to lower prices, in your opinion? I'm laughing because this is. This, this piece of it is basic. The president did say that he was. He wanted to be in office to bring inflation down, and he has not brought inflation down. That's all. He drove it up. He not only failed, he drove it up. Mr. Secretary, let's talk have had a minimal. A minimal. (07:31–07:38)

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Asserts that the president promised to lower inflation but has not succeeded.

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