and he gets to it later in the question where he says, okay, we're focusing on the pocketbook issues that matter. but that should have been the first -- with some graphs and charts. at the end of the day, the american people want to know, what are you going to do about it? >> right. >> reporter: around they want to hear from the president, i understand what are you going through. >> even in that answer the president continues to say inflation will taper off later this year. if that doesn't turn out to be the case? won't that turn out to put the democratic party and the president in more trouble with voters? >> reporter: it will put them in trouble with voters if inflation is still high. the white house is well aware of that i think it is notable when he says inflation will likely taper off by the end of this year. he is attributeing that to forecasters, not his own prediction. in the past, he had been repeatedly saying transitory,