Biden Tells Press We Beat Inflation, 'So Start Writing That Way'

Posted • August 15, 2024: Jonathan Chait gave us a good laugh the other day by pointing out that there's a double standard in the media, and it favors Donald Trump, not Kamala Harris. If this video is from today, it's proof that Joe Biden is still president, and he's still upset that the media hasn't been reporting on the great success that is Bidenomics. It's the strongest economy ever, Jack, but the press is stuck on things like inflation. A reporter asked Biden if the United States had beat inflation, and Biden answered "Yes." Janet Yellen told us that inflation was "transitory," and now Biden is telling us we were always going to have a "soft landing." This comes as inflation just rose 2 percent year-over-year.

The best part, though, is Biden instructing the media to "start writing that way." The biased media isn't getting out the great news about Bidenomics, at least not to his satisfaction. Biden to reporter asking if he “beat inflation”: “Yes! Yes! Yes! I told you we were going to have a soft landing … my policies are working — start writing that way, OK?!” (…)

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