White House Shifts Messaging on Inflation as Republicans Attack
- Technical explanations shelved in favor of recognizing pain
- GOP lawmakers use price surge to tar Biden economic policies
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The White House is shifting the way it talks about inflation, as polls show increasing voter concern and Republicans try to use rising prices to kill off President Joe Biden’s sweeping plans to spend trillions of dollars on social programs and infrastructure projects.
Out: wonky words like “transitory” and complicated statistical explanations for price indicators.