Former Republican Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas slammed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's “insensitive” response to the impact of President Joe Biden's economic policies.
Huckabee appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss the problems Americans face as a result of Biden's economic policies, and Fox guest host Jeanine Pirro asked the former governor for her opinion on a clip of Yellen saying she isn't surprised by high prices at grocery stores. (Related article: Fed predicts further disappointing economic growth under Biden)
“Well, I'm so glad my wife has chickens, because they lay eggs that we can afford to buy them,” Huckabee said. “Otherwise we wouldn't be laying eggs. And Janet Yellen is sitting there and saying, 'No, I'm not surprised by the price,' and you know why? She's worth $20 million.”
“Rich people don't feel inflation,” he continued. “Whether a grocery purchase is $200 or $1,200, they can afford it. They don't think about it, because it doesn't matter. They know they can pay for it, whatever it is. They get what they want. They don't clip coupons. They don't look at sales and think about what they can and can't buy. But most Americans do. What I don't understand is the totally callous approach that this administration has taken.”
“What they're basically telling Americans is that there's a lot of money in their wallets, they just don't see it,” Huckabee said. “These prices aren't actually that high, they just don't get the math. Americans look at it and say, 'I bought bacon, bread, butter and biscuits last week, so I know how much that cost.' It's a lot higher than it was when Donald Trump was president. I can't wait for him to be president again so I can put food on my family's table.”
Americans have consistently polled that inflation, especially at the grocery store, has impacted their wallets this year, with 41% of Americans saying the issue is their biggest concern when it comes to voting in November, according to a recent Gallup poll.
According to Gallup, the number of Americans concerned about the issue has skyrocketed since 2022, with 32% citing inflation as a problem and 35% citing inflation as a problem in 2023. The increase marks one of the highest polls since 2018, when only 18% of Americans said inflation affected them, according to the data.
