"Collins incensed Leavitt at Thursday's briefing when she asked, If the economy is as strong as the president has said it is, why is he telling parents two weeks before Christmas that they should only buy two or three dolls for their children? Leavitt went on the attack, accusing Collins of failing to report on inflation under then-President Joe Biden and refusing to take her follow-up question."
"That was President Trump tonight, in the Oval Office, touting the state of the U.S. economy, as his standing with voters on what is historically a strong issue for him has sharply declined recently. Earlier, in a post on Truth Social, the President again falsely claimed that there is currently no inflation. That has been true. But it comes, after his White House press secretary grew defensive over the administration's statements about the economy, during today's press briefing."
"(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) COLLINS: Inflation is about what it was a year ago, as you know, and grocery prices have been up. So, we've covered the economy, but there's mixed signals in terms of what that looks like. But on LEAVITT: Inflation is down from where it was. As measured by the overall CPI, it has slowed to an average 2.5 percent pace. This is down from what the President inherited"
Kaitlan Collins played multiple video clips to rebut Karoline Leavitt's claims after a heated exchange during a White House briefing over President Donald Trump's remarks about buying dolls. Collins asked why the president urged parents to limit doll purchases if the economy is strong. Leavitt accused Collins of failing to report on inflation under then-President Joe Biden and declined a follow-up question. Collins responded on her CNN program by airing clips of Trump praising the economy, his Truth Social denial of inflation, and the briefing exchange about CPI figures. The clips highlighted contradictions between public economic messaging and the factual measures of inflation cited in the back-and-forth.
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