Wars and pandemics that begin on the other side of the world cause inflation.

When "smug asshole Democrats" explained why this wasn't Biden's fault, given that it happened on the other side of the world, they got called "smug assholes".

Enacting tariffs and waging war also causes inflation. Tariffs were a campaign promise - zero omniscience required.

And gas wasn't this expensive in 2022. So you're wrong about that.