'Are you his interpreter': Joy Behar asks JD Vance as he defends Donald Trump's inflation comment

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance found himself in a tricky situation on Tuesday after being asked to comment on President Donald Trump's "I love inflation" remark in an episode of 'The View'. Vance said that the President's remarks were being misinterpreted, to which co-host Joy Behar quipped if Trump was Vance's interpreter.

"What he said, Ana, is that he loves the fact that the inflation is going to come down when this war is over. That's what he said," Vance explained. "Are you his interpreter, or his vice president? Come on," Behar responded. Earlier, the Vice President was asked about contentious projects the administration was working on, including the White House ballroom, the arch to commemorate America's 250th birthday, and the UFC event at the White House.

He was also asked about Republicans calling the affordability crisis a hoax. "Well, I have got to defend the President on the hoax point. What the President said is that the idea that Republicans caused the affordability problem is a hoax. And I think that is true. If you go back to the Biden administration, inflation got up to 9%...right now, it is at 3.5%. By the way, too high. We are doing everything that we can to bring it back down to 2.5%, which is where most people would like to see it," Vance said.

While it is true that under the Biden administration, inflation crossed 9%, the most recent rate of inflation stands at 4.2%, the highest it has been in three years. President Trump had said to reporters in the White House that he "loved" the figure, and he also said that it would come down as soon as the war with Iran ended. As of now, Tehran and Washington have agreed upon a memorandum of understanding, but Trump has warned that he may not sign the agreement if he does not like it.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, shared the clip of Vance defending the President on X and said that the Republicans had more on their plate than they could handle. "JD Vance can't even defend Trump's economy with a straight face," he wrote. "Maybe that's because Americans are getting crushed by it."

Several Democrats have criticised Trump's comments about high inflation, including Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono. She claimed that the people in Hawaii were having to pay $872 more for housing, $310 more for groceries, and $263 more for gas since he assumed power for a second term. "$4,100 MORE because Trump prioritizes anything but lowering costs for Americans," she added.

However, as far as GOP Senator Rick Scott is concerned, President Trump is not to be blamed for the high inflation rate; Congress is. "The problem behind inflation and interest rates isn't Kevin Warsh or the President—it's CONGRESS. Our country is $39 trillion dollars in debt. It’s time to STOP SPENDING MONEY WE DON’T HAVE," he wrote on X.