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Late last week, Joe Biden stumbled up to the podium to discuss the most recent inflation numbers, which continue to exceed experts’ expectations as to just how bad things can get. One of the many insane things Biden said was that “if Republicans win, inflation is going to get worse”:
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ Biden: “If Republicans win, inflation is going to get worse. It’s that simple.
http://twitter.com/i/status/1580628667944038400
Well, Brandon ... the inflation that you very much helped to create will be getting worse in time for a new, Republican-controlled legislature to inherit it from Democrats, BUT ... Republicans are the only ones interested in actually addressing the underlying issues, instead of just making matters worse, like you are.
Since then, Biden’s handlers are really leaning into that line:
President Biden (@POTUS - United States government official) ~ If Republicans in Congress get their way, prices will go up and inflation will get worse. It’s that simple.
So, it’s only natural that Biden’s press secretary would lean into it, too:
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ DOOCY: "If President Biden's top domestic priority is inflation, why doesn't he have more to show for it?"
KJP: "Republicans are, actually, going to make things worse."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582068658641113089
Uh, Karine ... you pathetic turnip ... you answered the wrong question. That answer of yours is actually attributable to the question "How is a Republican takeover of Congress going to affect the final two years of the Biden administration?" But, the long answer is that yes, they will make it harder for the Biden administration, but make things better for the American people.
Show your work, Karine. And no, @POTUS tweets don’t count.
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ DOOCY TIME: "[I]f [Biden's] top domestic priority is inflation, why doesn't he have more to show for it?"
KJP: "So, [he] understands...inflation is an issue ... Cost is an issue for the American people, and so he's been very clear about making that his #1 economic priority."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582069068911083521
Hmmm ... if bringing down costs for the American people is his #1 economic priority, Karine ... then why have costs been skyrocketing, eh? Is this just a pitiful lie on your part or is your boss just that pathetically incompetent? Which is it, Karine?
Well, Peter Doocy’s number one priority is getting the truth from this administration. And if he happens to rattle Karine Jean-Pierre in the process? Well, more power to him. He’s quite adept at that as well:
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ Doocy: "But who exactly thinks [Biden] is doing a good job on inflation? Because ... he receives his lowest job ratings on inflation. Net negative 38 points.
KJP: "We understand ... challenges ... are in front of us here in this country, that is why [he] has taken action to lower costs."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582069502132760583
What "action" has he taken, Karine? Be specific. All he has done so far is MAKE IT WORSE and the ever-increasing inflation numbers show this to be true.
Well, Karine, that certainly is a lot of words. Too bad word count doesn’t correlate to the value of those words, which, as it turns out, are completely worthless.
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ Doocy: "Have [Biden's] economic advisors told him the general consensus now is that the American Rescue Plan has contributed to inflation?"
KJP: "Look, Sec. Yellen, who is incredibly well respected ... has spoken to this ... [His policies] are popular w/the American people."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582070063523278848
"Popular"??? Take another good look at the polls, Karine ... Brandon and his policies are despised by the majority of Americans. You're smokin' dope, dearie.
What polls have you been looking at, Karine? Good Lord. She’s flailing.
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ Reporter: "Does the White House think it's doing all it can to curb inflation?"
Jean-Pierre: "We understand the American people are going through a difficult time ... That's why we're doing stuff like the hearing aid ... That's why he's worked so hard to get those gas prices down."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582071167904464897
Speaking of hearing aids, we feel like we might need some. Because it’s really, really difficult for us to believe what we’re hearing.
We can only imagine how the White House press corps feels listening to that. Peter Doocy’s not even the only reporter in the room who seems to be having a difficult time buying what Jean-Pierre is selling.
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ KJP: "When we talk about inflation, gas prices ... costs have been coming down."
Have they?
Spencer Brown (@itsSpencerBrown) ~
National Average Gas Price today: $3.888/gal
National Average Gas Price last month: $3.682/gal
National Average Gas Price last year: $3.319/gal
Huh.
Brittany (@bccover) ~ Either this is an outright lie or they are so out of touch with what is really happening in America they can't understand the pain people are feeling. Neither is a good look.
Why not both?
Greg Price (@greg_price11) ~ Jean-Pierre: "When we talk about inflation and gas prices, that's been something the American people have seen for the past several months, several weeks costs have been coming down."
We lost count of the number of times she blinked. Think she’s trying to blink out Morse code in a desperate attempt to let us know that she’s operating under duress and wants to get the hell outta there? That’s what we’d be doing if we were her.
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ FBN's @EdwardLawrence: "Is there a timeline for when Americans can start feeling some economic pain relief?"
KJP: "So, in regards to the Inflation Reduction Act, early next year they will see some of the--some of the pieces of that ... Gas prices ... [have] been coming down."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582073721702952960
Just a little while ago, she said she didn’t have a timeline for us. She was telling the truth then. Now she’s lying. She and the rest of the Biden administration can keep pushing the timeline out to next year and even further from that, but we will never get to the “economic pain relief” as long as we’re stuck on this road we’re stuck on.
Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) ~ FBN's @EdwardLawrence: "What about 18 months ago, when the president took office? Inflation and gas prices started rising then."
KJP: "Well, 18 months ago, [Biden] signed the American Rescue Plan ... and that helped the American people ... That was something so critical."
https://twitter.com/i/status/1582074263468900352
This is bad, guys. This is real bad.
Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) ~ This is what happens when you're reading talking points instead of trying to answer questions.
The reporter asks about 18 months ago when inflation started rising, and KJP touts the American Rescue Plan (which ... drove inflation and is a huge vulnerability).
Embarrassing.
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ REPORTER: "Does the White House think it's doing all it can to curb inflation?"
KJP: "You have seen the results from this administration."
http://twitter.com/i/status/1582070960706183169
We certainly have.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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