Vice President Kamala Harris will try Friday to shift blame for inflation from a federal government headed by her and President Joe Biden to a greedy private sector.
The push against price-gouging not only allows Harris to distance herself from Bidenomics and one of the least popular aspects of the Biden-Harris administration, but it allows her to reframe the whole issue as one of corporate avarice, and therefore solvable through liberal policies, rather than fiscal or monetary irresponsibility.
Harris’s move comes amid signs inflation is finally cooling, after reaching a 41-year high during her vice presidency, auguring a possible interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve before the election.
But Harris and other Democrats realize the high cost of living compared to when former President Donald Trump was in office is a major liability this election year.
Trump appeared Thursday at his property in New Jersey alongside basic grocery store items that have risen in price under Biden and Harris, in a preemptive strike against her economic remarks.
Noting Harris’s pledge to address high prices during her first day in office, Trump said, “Day one for Kamala was 3 1/2 years ago. Where has she been?”
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Trump’s running mate, struck a similar tone on Wednesday. “I was listening to Kamala Harris give a rally recently where she said she’s going to ‘tackle the affordability crisis’ on day one,” he said in the battleground state of Michigan. “Kamala, ‘day one’ was January of 2021 — ‘day one’ was four years ago!”
“Because of your policies,” Vance continued, “too many children can’t afford a nice meal.”
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