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Stacey Abrams blasted for trying to pin high inflation on Georgia’s governor

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says Gov. Brian Kemp should be held responsible for soaring consumer prices, prompting those on the right to point out that Mr. Kemp doesn’t occupy the White House.

“In Brian Kemp’s Georgia, rent is sky high, inflation has destabilized our economy, and the price of groceries is increasingly out of reach,” Ms. Abrams said in a Tuesday tweet. “He can point the finger as much as he likes, but either this is the economy he created or it’s not.”

Leading the pushback against Ms. Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor who also lost to Mr.