Pete Buttigieg absolutely shreds CNBC host on Iran war and Trump’s broken inflation promises

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPete Buttigieg absolutely shreds CNBC host on Iran war and Trump’s broken inflation promisesThe former transportation secretary said ‘inflation was lower’ when the Biden administration left ‘than it is today’Rachel Dobkin in New York Friday 10 April 2026 23:32 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955653","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-buttigieg-cnbc-trump-iran-war-inflation-b2955653.html","title":"Pete Buttigieg shreds CNBC host on Iran war and Trump’s broken inflation promises"}}CloseWhite House plays down oil price spike amid Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClima...