p in the united states rank 1.6 percent in the 1st quarter of 2020 to us treasury secretary john at the ellen says, rising inflation in the country can be controlled. that's despite uninfluenced rate of 9 point, one percent, the highest number in decades, putting pressure, of course, on american consumers with food, energy, and rents continuing to get more expensive. you can't fake this. no, i was just, i was laughing to myself with the in my view thing that caitlin highlighted, it doesn't really matter what you think. if there is a, there is a technical definition to straight quarters of negative economic growth. well, we cross live now to geopolitical and markets analysts, tom longo, publisher all the popular gold goats and guns newsletter, joins us from florida. welcome to you. do you agree? first of all, with president biden's view that the recession in the u. s. is not inevitable. no, i don't agree with them at all. as a matter of fact, i think joe is, is, is out the launch on this. it's very clear that we're looking at the we're looking at a recession and that's fine. actually the, the