By now I am used to it, and we should all be used to it. What am I talking about? … Joe Biden’s gaslighting! When he says X, and the general public knows that X is not true, who does JB think he is fooling?
In the wide-ranging interview on May 8, the president was provided with various facts about the current economic landscape, from real (inflation-adjusted) income being down since January 2021 to housing costs doubling over the past three years.
JB’s response … The American people are “personally in good shape” and the United States has “the strongest economy in the world,” President Joe Biden told CNN host Erin Burnett in a rare sit-down interview touting his administration’s economic record.
The American people are “personally in good shape.”
Who’s foolin’ who?
The annual inflation rate was 1.4 percent in January 2021 and peaked at 9.1 percent in June 2022. Cumulatively, the consumer price index (CPI) has climbed by approximately 19 percent over the past three years. The CPI rose to a hotter-than-expected 3.5 percent last month and is expected to remain unchanged when the next inflation report is released next week.
“They have the money to spend,” President Biden said in response to Ms. Burnett’s reporting that grocery prices are up by 30 percent.
Who’s foolin’ who?
“It’s also true right now, Mr. President, that voters, by a wide margin, trust Trump more on the economy. They say that in polls,” the CNN host said. The same ABC News–Ipsos poll reported that more Americans trust former President Trump to handle the economy and inflation than President Biden.
In March, a CBS News–YouGov poll showed that 65 percent of respondents thought the economy was “good” under President Trump, while 28 percent said it was “bad”; 38 percent of U.S. voters say the current economy is “good,” and 59 percent believe it is “bad.”
Even though I no longer drink Coke, I heard that a 12oz bottle of Diet Coke costs $3.50 at 7-11. How does that match up to Biden’s fantasy-world where he never has to actually buy anything?
I guess that we will see who’s foolin’ who in November!
5/10/24