make stick. presidents don t control oil prices. by the way, oil prices are not the highest ever, not even close. they were higher in the trump administration and they re nowhere near the peak in 2008 when george w. bush was president. john, the question is will these complaints, these pocketbook complaints about inflation stick with the white house. how can the white house actually counter attack remains to be seen. it s unlikely they will win out. thanks for being with us. the evacuation of afghanistan drawing down. we have breaking details about who needs to get out just ahead. and u.s. war veterans working to try to help their american and afghan comrades. we ll talk to a veteran about their struggles next.
districts of 15 vulnerable democrats including representatives tom malinowski, and others. they re zeroing in on inflation in the booming economy. consumer prices did rise 5.4% over the past 12 months that s the july the reality is inflation is the downside of an economy roaring back to life from an unprecedented collapse. demand for just about everything is coming back faster than producers can keep up. supply glitches mean they can t make and deliver goods as quickly. blaming stimulus efforts, that s risky for the gop. that began in the trump administration. still, the pocketbook complaints and prices at the pump resonate. here s house minority leader kevin mccarthy. oil prices, the highest we ve seen, begging opec to produce more. now we re watching they re trying to cheat with elections, inflation, a number we have not seen. you can hear that litany of complaints they re trying to