Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared on CNBC on Wednesday to talk about prices and their impact on American consumers – and make Apologist Trump The host Joe Kernen looks like an absolute fool in the process.
When Warren has warned that manufacturers would use prices as an excuse for pricing, Kernen tried to argue that a recent drop in egg prices proves that price gouge is not one thing (not to mention the recent federal survey on the fixing of egg prices). Warren has carried out business host by quoting the president of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell recent analysis Passenger prices of President Donald Trump – in particular his 2018 tariffs on washing machines.
“No surprise, the price of washing machines has increased,” said Warren. “But the shocking part is also the price of dryers, even if there was no taxation of prices to them.”
Kernen tried to deflect by recalling drying clothes on the line when he was young, which would eliminate the need for a dryer.
“I love the way you change the subject”, Warren, whose history of consumer advocacy includes Call BS host televisionAsked before returning to the problem at hand: an increase in the prices of the dryers despite any price on the article. “This is an example of price gouging.”
THE business list Warning They will increase the costs of American consumers continues to grow. But even as the global economy moves to the recession, Trump can only threaten American consumers that More destructive prices-And More chaos.
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