solutions. and there s going to be more we ll have to talk about as well. but first, i want us to be crystal clear about the problem. there are two leading causes of inflation we re seeing today. the first cause of inflation is the once in the century pandemic. not only did it shut down our global economy but through the supply chains and demand completely out of wack especially countries where more effective recovery responses weren t available. especially in those sectors that rely on semiconductors. these supply challenges have been further hampered by the onset of delta and omicron viruses and you ve all seen it and all felt it. we have a second cause, second cause. mr. putin s war in ukraine. you saw we saw in march that 60% of inflation that month was due to price increases at the pump for gasoline. putin s war has raised food prices as well because ukraine and russia are two of the world s major bread baskets for wheat and corn are essentially completely stalled. ukr
take these cuts off the table. remember i said it no, i m serious. remember what i said, i said so you re not going to cut it, huh? no, i said okay, we ve got a deal. i sure hope that s true. president joe biden hits the road following a strong state of the union address keeping republicans in the spotlight for proposed cuts to social security and medicare. plus speaker kevin mccarthy spent parts of biden s speech trying to calm down rowdy members of his own party. we ll show you what he had to say about their outbursts. and house republicans got to air their grievances against twitter. we ll have the big moments from yesterday s contentious oversight hearing. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, february 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. president joe biden is continuing his populous push following his state of the union address taking his message to the swing state of wisconsin yesterday. the president spoke t
republican proposal that could bring cuts to social security and medicare, calling out lawmakers by name who have supported those cuts. i mean, he negotiated, basically, with republicans on the house floor. it was quite a sight to see. they conceded. i mean, his position it s a strong one. meanwhile, house republicans yesterday were focused on hunter biden, big tech. that s what america really wants. and the fbi. we ll show you the big moments from a grievance-fueled house oversight committee hearing. plus, new york congressman george santos doubles down on his criticism of senator mitt romney following romney s confrontation of the embattled new york lawmaker at the state of the union. mitt romney, of course, saying what everyone should be saying on the republican side. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, february 9th. good to have you all with us. with us in washington, white house editor for politico, sam stein. washington bureau
support for the democratic governor locked the in a tight race, another governor s mansion could flip red. but no plans to visit the border. sandra: polls show a stunning shift among white suburban women. she says it s all about the economy for her. first, fox news alert. new york governor kathy hochul bringing in vice president kamala harris and hillary clinton in the last ditch effort to sway voters. the top democrats in the empire state as the race tightens. john: republican lee zeldin narrowing the gap, and resonating with voters. that race moving towards zeldin, but despite concerns over crime, hillary clinton says that s all just a republican scare tactic. when they talk about crime, you know, they are just trying to gin up all kinds of fear and anxiety in people. they are not dealing with. not trying to tackle it. i view it as an effort to scare voters. john: effort to scare voters. well, rising rates are a brutal reality in democrat-led cities across the natio