President Biden has blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for domestic price hikes and global food supply shortages, praising American farmers for being the “breadbasket of democracy” amid the war
President Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed Russia's invasion of Ukraine for domestic price hikes and global food supply shortages, praising American farmers for being the"breadbasket of democracy" amid the war.
"America is fighting on two fronts," Biden said during a speech in a barn in Kankakee, Illinois."At home, it's inflation and rising prices. Abroad, it's helping Ukrainians defend our democracy, and feeding those who are left hungry around the world because Russian atrocities exist. ... And the American farmers understand Putin's war has cut off critical sources of food.
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