Biden is blasted as ‘clueless and out of touch’ for claiming Americans ‘have the money to spend’ when told grocery prices are up 30% in rare sit-down interview
President Joe Biden stubbornly refused to admit Americans’ struggles with inflation might cost him the election in a rare interview Wednesday.
A growing economy could inspire confidence in Biden’s leadership ahead of the election, but the issue of persistent inflation could ruin that.
Biden, who was in Wisconsin to tout his record on the economy and to announce an investment by Microsoft to build a factory, defended his handling of inflation.
Polls show voters are nervous and critical of Biden’s handling of the economy and anchor Erin Burnett reminded him that grocery prices are up 30 percent.
But Biden, in his interview with CNN, claimed the polls are wrong and Americans struggling with inflation have more cash in their pockets, saying: ‘They have the money to spend.’
Joe Biden has told a lot of whoppers about his record. From his repeated claims of creating more jobs than any president in history to claiming the border is secure, he truly has no shame. Another favorite lie of his is that he’s brought down inflation when in reality, inflation isn’t down at all. The rate of inflation has just decreased — though it’s going back up again.
He may have told his biggest whopper yet on inflation during his CNN interview with Erin Burnett on Wednesday.
“I mean, no president’s had the run we have had, in terms of creating jobs and bringing down inflation,” he told Burnett. “It was 9% when I came to office, 9%.”
🚨Joe Biden lies every time he opens his mouth:
“Inflation was 9% when I came to office. 9%!”
In reality, inflation was at 1.4% was President Trump left office. pic.twitter.com/sPPGfDvDqZ
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) May 9, 2024
ABC FACT CHECK: Inflation was actually 1.4% when Biden took office — NOT "9%," like the chronic liar claimed in an interview pic.twitter.com/8PLONoVaC4
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) May 9, 2024
Joe Biden: “I reduced inflation and added jobs.” Reality: “Cumulative inflation up 17%+ since Joe elected, record high credit card debt, record people having to get two jobs to eat”
