(FILES) (FILES) US President Joe Biden meets with US President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. US President Donald Trump on February 11, 2025 blamed his predecessor Joe Biden for last month's unexpected acceleration in consumer inflation, as he looked to deflect a moment of potential political peril early in his second term. The consumer price index (CPI) edged up to 3.0 percent in January from a year ago, the Labor Department said in a statement -- slightly above economists' estimates. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)