Byron Donalds clashes with CNN host, argues network let Biden 'get away with' rising prices
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Inflation soared to record-highs under the Biden administration
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Florida Rep. Byron Donalds accused CNN of ignoring  under the Biden administration during a back-and-forth clash on the network.

On Thursday’s episode of "The Situation Room," host Pamela Brown asked the Republican congressman about President Donald Trump’s decision to delay some tariffs on Canada and Mexico and concerns about their impact on prices in the United States.

Donalds argued Trump needed an "opportunity to actually negotiate" with Mexico and Canada and that CNN did not express as much concern over rising costs under former President Joe Biden.

"You gotta give him that opportunity because when prices were rising in the United States, I didn’t hear CNN talking about that much," Donalds said. "As a matter of fact, you ignored most of it while it was hurting the American people–"



Florida Rep. Byron Donalds accused CNN of covering for the Biden administration on Thursday. (CNN screenshot)



"We did," Brown interrupted. "We did cover…We did cover that."

Donalds pushed back, saying that CNN "didn’t cover it the way it needed to be covered," a claim Brown called "a matter of opinion."

"You let the last administration get away with it –" Donalds began.

"That is your opinion, but we did ," Brown insisted.

"But the American people suffered as a result. Oh, no, it’s not my opinion. That’s a fact," Donalds countered.

OK, no, it’s not a fact," Brown said, which ended the segment.

During the Biden administration, inflation rose to a  in 2022, leading to record high prices for food, gas and homes throughout his term.



Inflation rates rose to record highs under the Biden administration. (istock)

Though CNN reported on rising prices during the Biden administration, there has been some criticism of its reporting in the past.

In August 2022, two months after average gas prices reached $5-per-gallon for the first time ever,  for a piece claiming that prices dropping below $4 should be seen as an "unexpected form of economic stimulus."



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Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.

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