‘Are Things Cheaper For You?’: Harris Faulkner Presses Dem Guest Who Dodges Inflation Question To Talk About Race

Fox News host Harris Faulkner asked Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright on Wednesday if the Democratic Party would stop using race as a campaign talking point, instead citing the harmful effects of inflation that are weighing on voters.

Since President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office in January 2021, prices have increased by 20%, with the annual inflation rate peaking at 9% in June 2022. Harris noted that some black voters were considering Trump due to the color green, referring to money, as she questioned Seawright after showing a clip of women telling former CNN host Don Lemon why they wouldn’t vote for Harris. 

“I want to talk about race, it’s not the baseline that maybe Democrats think it is. Although it could do one thing for you: It could maybe snatch back some of the people who were clearly going to Trump for a different color: Green, for money, because the economy is not treating them well with high prices on everything,” Faulkner told Seawright. “So, the race thing for Democrats, when will you give that up as a talking point and start focusing on what people are really dealing with right now? Doesn’t matter what color you are or what ethnicity you are, it’s the pain at every shelf in America where they shop.”

“Well, I disagree a bit,” Seawright said, prompting Faulkner to interrupt and ask, “Are things cheaper for you?”