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Pete Buttigieg: “When we left, inflation was lower than it is today.”

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 06:19

I mean, right now oil is 100 bucks. Jet fuels 200 bucks. Gas is over 4 bucks. Diesel's average 380. Under Biden for four years. And. And When we left, inflation was lower than it is today. You accounted for 21 president pricing. This president took inflation rate. Inflation is president to point up to. It's more than 3% year on year. You saw the numbers just come out. (06:19–06:24)

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Asserts that inflation was lower when they left office compared to today.

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