then why was the administration dismissing it as temporary before the invasion?

inflation was clearly caused by injecting trillions into the economy for "covid" slush funds.

as far as energy goes, we were net exporters until the federal restrictions started coming in, only then did we start relying on foreign production.

blaming your domestic problems on a foreign adversary is routine, but it's not accurate, helpful, or even actionable.

does the "putin price hike" talking point really work on anyone? do they think we have memories of a gold fish?