Leavitt accuses CNN reporter of trying to 'push narratives' during heated White House exchange
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clashed with CNN's Kaitlan Collins over inflation data, citing current 2.5% rate versus 9% peak under Biden.
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"Inflation is down from where it was. As measured by the overall CPI, it has slowed to an average 2.5% pace," Leavitt said as Collins began to try to interject.
"This is down from what the president inherited. The president inherited 2.9% in January. Today, it's at about 2.5%, so we're trending in the right direction," Leavitt continued. "And I would remind you, when President Trump left office in his first term, inflation was 1.7%, and the previous administration jacked it up to a record-high 9%."
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