In the US, inflation and gas prices are on the rise and those in Washington are playing the blame game. As CNN Political Director David Chalian explains, President Joe Biden puts most of the blame on Russia for invading Ukraine, but inflation was high even before then. Some lawmakers think the US should drill its own way out of this crisis, but energy experts say that’s not going solve the problem.

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