President said the blame for the 41-year high rate could not be placed squarely on him during a sit-down Thursday with The Associated Press. 'Isn't it kind of interesting? If it's my fault, why is it the case in every other major industrial country in the world that inflation is higher? You ask yourself that? I'm not trying to be a wise guy,' he told AP reporter Josh Boak. Biden pointed out that under his watch the deficit has been reduced and employment has gone up - but the Democratic president acknowledged that Americans are paying vastly more to put food on their table and fuel in their cars and that it was putting a dent in his approval rating.
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