During a recent episode of a show called “The Breakfast Club,” Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Trump ally and staunch conservative, got in a heated exchange with the co-hosts of the show, arguing with them over the role that Vice President Kamala Harris has played in the inflation disaster that plagued America for much of the Biden-Harris Administration’s time in power.
The spat occurred on the Tuesday, October 1 episode of the show, and began when Rep. Donalds declared that he blames Vice President Harris for the failure of the Biden Administration’s economic policies, particularly the inflation disaster. Responding, the co-hosts went berserk and it devolved into a fiery, contentious exchange.
Rep. Donalds, provoking the fight by noting that America seems to be in a position very much other than economically thriving, said, “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 people down from being able to excel.”
Responding, the host, Charlamagne Tha God, fired back, “By Kamala?” Continuing, Charlamagne tried to deflect blame away from Vice President Harris by noting that she is not the president, saying, “She’s vice president. There’s still a president.” Donalds, responding to the attempt to deflect, said, “Oh Charlamagne.”
He then, building on that, noted that Vice President Harris was the one who cast the ti-breaking vote in the Senate as Vice President for the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in 2021. Commenting on the vote and the bill, Donalds said, “She broke the tie that started this inflation that has hurt so many people in our country.”
Freaking out, guest host Angela Rye snapped that Rep. Donalds’s argument is “not true.” Firing back, Donalds snapped, “You sure you want to go there?” Then, as Rye shouted over him, Donalds pulled a packet of “facts” from the jacket of his suit and, referencing it, noted that “massive inflation” was a predicted consequence of the American Rescue Plan.
He added, “That’s what happened.” Then, building on that, he commented on how inflation and its effects are what is ravaging America, saying, “The problem we have in our economy today is that prices have gone up massively, wages adjusted for inflation is down, people’s pocketbooks are hurting.”
Donalds then turned to co-host DJ Envy and asked if he would hire, to fix a house, someone who previously broke the house. Rye again freaked out and insisted that his question wasn’t pertinent, to which Donalds responded by saying, “Chill, Angela.” He then said, “She broke the economy.” Rye responded by snapping, “I’m not going to do this, this morning.”
As Rye backed out of the conversation and refused to engage with him on the issue of Kamala’s responsibility for America’s economic woes, Donalds said, “Because I’m bringing facts…so now you don’t want to do it anymore? C’mon Angela, that’s not right. I want to have a fact-based conversation.” Watch Donalds here:
Posting about the matter on X, Donalds said, “On Mar 4, 2021, Kamala cast the TIE-BREAKING vote on the $1.9T American Rescue Plan. Democrat economists warned her it would cause inflation. And it did.. It caused 20+% inflation. It created a cost-of-living crisis. It crushed hardworking Americans. Kamala broke our economy.”
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