A number of conservatives mocked CNN on Twitter early Wednesday for suggesting inflation, which slightly decreased to 8.5%, is worth breathing a sigh of relief over.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) did not change from June to July, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Inflation remains at 8.5% and the food index increased 1.1% in July, the seventh consecutive monthly increase of 0.9% or more, according to the BLS.
CNN tweeted inflation “took a breather in July, thanks to the falling cost of food and gas, as consumer prices grew at a slower pace than in previous months.”
US inflation took a breather in July, thanks to the falling cost of food and gas, as consumer prices grew at a slower pace than in previous months https://t.co/ic28b4qKbK
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 10, 2022
Communications Director for the Republican Governors Association, Jesse Hunt, said nobody would actually be breathing a sigh of relief. (RELATED: ‘You Can’t Hide The Facts’: Majority Of Americans Think US Is In A Recession, Poll Shows)
“Inflation took a breather”
It’s 8.5%!!!
Not a single family will be breathing a sigh of relief… https://t.co/a9GGRCKet4
— Jesse Hunt (@JJHunt10) August 10, 2022
Townhall columnist Derek Hunter said CNN was “cool” with the “lie” that inflation was only high because of gas prices.
Remember when Democrats said inflation in June was artificially high because of gas prices, which had fallen a little. Gas has fallen even more and inflation is 8.6%, only down .6%. That means the White House was lying. This framing by CNN means they’re cool with that lie. https://t.co/kQqXqUWn95
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) August 10, 2022
Senior producer at GOP Lindsay Wigo tweeted a meme of SpongeBob breathing heavily to mock CNN.
The breather in question https://t.co/rDSnXqgdBx pic.twitter.com/WBkDeEV2Vj
— Lindsay Wigo (@LindsayWigo) August 10, 2022
Communications at the Heritage Foundation John Cooper said CNN “wants you to think a 38% increase in the cost of eggs, 15% for milk, 22% for flour, 20% for health insurance, and 27% for plane tickets is inflation ‘taking a breather.'”
CNN wants you to think a 38% increase in the cost of eggs, 15% for milk, 22% for flour, 20% for health insurance, and 27% for plane tickets is inflation “taking a breather.” #inflation https://t.co/1WYY7tEW2i
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) August 10, 2022
Inflation is near historic highs, and this is how CNN covers it. https://t.co/LnaiJaVEXH
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) August 10, 2022
Republican Ohio Rep. Bob Gibbs asked “how bad do things have to be for the media to celebrate EIGHT POINT FIVE PERCENT inflation as a good thing?”
How bad do things have to be for the media to celebrate EIGHT POINT FIVE PERCENT inflation as a good thing? Inflation is only going to get worse with the Biden-Manchin Inflation Expansion Act. https://t.co/2LEkx4UDKY
— Rep. Bob Gibbs (@RepBobGibbs) August 10, 2022
(Hunter and Wigo previously worked at the Caller.)