Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) surprised the hosts of The Breakfast Club this week when he claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris played a significant role in causing the surge of inflation during the Biden administration.

During an interview with Charlamagne tha God, Donalds argued that inflation, which has impacted Americans’ economic well-being, was a result of Harris’s actions in the Senate.

“I would argue. We’re not really thriving right now. This inflation, which, by the way, was brought to us by Kamala Harris, has really slowed down people from being able to excel,” Donalds said.

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Charlamagne expressed skepticism, asking, “By Kamala?”

“Yes!” Donalds responded emphatically.

When asked how Harris could bear more responsibility for inflation than Joe Biden, Donalds explained that she cast the tie-breaking vote for Biden’s American Rescue Plan in the Senate, which he argued was a key factor in driving inflation.

“When Joe Biden wanted to do his American rescue plan, Kamala Harris was the tie-breaking vote in the United States Senate.

She broke the tie and started this inflation that has hurt so many people in our country,” Donalds said.

As the hosts pushed back on his claims, Donalds referenced a 2021 opinion piece by Lawrence Summers, a former Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton, who warned that the American Rescue Plan could lead to significant inflation.

“[Summers] said that the American rescue plan that Joe Biden wanted, that Kamala Harris was a tie-breaking vote in the United States Senate, would create a massive inflation that we have not seen in a generation. Well, guess what? Larry Summers was correct,” Donalds stated.

The congressman went on to describe how he personally tried to warn the budget committee about the potential inflationary effects of the bill.

“I was in the budget committee when they brought the bill.  And I said in that committee, it’s going to cause massive inflation. That’s what happened. So the problem that we have in our economy today is that prices have gone up massively. Wages adjusted for inflation is down. People’s pocketbooks are hurting,” he said.

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Byron Donalds STUNNED the Breakfast Club by telling them that Kamala Harris caused all the current inflation. When they didn’t believe him, he literally pulled out receipts.

Hosts: “That’s not true.”

Donalds: “Sure you want to go there?” (pulls out receipts)

Hosts: SILENT

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Donalds’ comments have sparked further debate over the causes of inflation and the role of key political figures in contributing to the current economic conditions.