Key Words: Stephanie Ruhle clarifies inflation remarks, says there are ‘two Americas’ — and one is struggling

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That was NBC business correspondent Stephanie Ruhle, who has been under fire for comments she made about how Americans are coping with rising inflation earlier this week.

“The dirty little secret here … while nobody likes to pay more, on average, we have the money to do so,” Ruhle said in a segment with “Sunday Today” anchor Willie Geist over the weekend. “Household savings hit a record high over the pandemic. … For those who own their homes, the value of our homes are up. And while the stock market isn’t the economy, you’ve…