(Headline USA) White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed this week that Americans feel better about their finances under President Joe Biden.
During a press briefing on Monday, reporters grilled Jean-Pierre on Biden’s upcoming speech that will reportedly tout “Bidenomics.” One reporter pointed out that only 34% of Americans approve of the president’s handling of the economy, which has suffered under record-high inflation rates since he took office.
“When you think about how Americans feel better about their personal finances, that is important. When you think about wages are going up, when you think about the really good paying, millions of good-paying jobs, union jobs that his policies are going to create, all the things are really incredibly important,” Jean-Pierre replied. “So the president’s going to continue to speak to that.”
“The only people in America who feel better about their personal finances are the Biden Crime Family,” cracked Rep. bob Good, R-Va., in response to the White House’s claims.
Reporters continued to press the issue on Tuesday, with principal deputy press secretary Olivia Dalton filling in for Jean-Pierre.
Dalton was asked why polling indicates Americans believe former President Donald Trump did a better job at handling the economy than Biden, if they are so content with Biden’s economic policies. Dalton responded by claiming Biden shepherded the U.S. through a faster and stronger post-COVID recovery than any other nation.
“That’s happening because of President Biden’s leadership, because of the economic agenda he’s put forward,” she said. “Two and a half years into this administration, we’re just seeing the first impacts of all the historic legislation that he was able to achieve in the first couple of years.”
Biden spokeswoman Olivia Dalton just said, "Biden's economic policies are incredibly popular!" 😂 No they're not. Democrats are only good at one thing…lying with a straight face.pic.twitter.com/Tjk0WFteFX
— Pamela Hensley 🇺🇸🎥 (@PamelaHensley22) June 27, 2023
Dalton then claimed that Americans are “just starting to feel” the positive impacts of Biden’s policies — ignoring the fact that Americans are saving less, spending less and earning less than they were under Trump.
“People are just starting to see the impact of all of the successes of the last couple of years under this president’s economic agenda,” she said.
