Neil Cavuto Has Knock-Down, Drag-Out Verbal Fight With Harris Economic Adviser Over Inflation Culpability

Fox News host Neil Cavuto and Gene Sperling, a former Biden administration economic adviser working for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, got into a lengthy shouting match over who is to blame for high prices Thursday.

Vice President Kamala Harris proposed allowing the Federal Trade Commission to impose “harsh penalties” for “price gouging” by grocery stores during an Aug. 16 speech in North Carolina. Sperling dodged Cavuto’s question about Harris’ proposal before the Fox News host asked him about who is to blame for inflation under the Biden administration, which peaked at 9% in June 2022.

“Do you think it is wise to point fingers at others when a lot of it could’ve come, innocently or not, from this administration, of which she has been a key part, and a lot of the spending initiatives had a habit of bringing up prices, do you think that’s possible?” Cavuto asked Sperling.