‘Isn’t It Almost Orwellian?’ ABC Anchor Spars with WH Press SEC Over Whether ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Reduces Inflation

ABC News anchor Jonathan Karl and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a tense exchange over the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” and whether it would actually reduce inflation.

While appearing on “This Week” on Sunday, Jean-Pierre touted the bill, which passed the House on Friday and is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden this week. But Karl noted that despite the bill’s name, the Congressional Budget Office says it would have minimal impact on inflation.

“Inflation has been a number one priority for this president, lowering costs has been a number one priority for this president,” said Jean-Pierre. “If you look…what Democrats in Congress did with this Inflation Reduction Act, the work of this president… you see that anti-inflation bill, you see that it’s going to lower costs for Americans.”

Karl took issue with Jean-Pierre’s framing.