Biden’s approval rating was already incredibly low, so there’s no telling where the bipartisan criticism of his Saudi trip will take it, as the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman pointed out:
In a one-week period, Biden's historic approval rating lows were affirmed, he traveled to meet with/fist-bump a Saudi prince with whom he said he would treat as a pariah and saw his legislative agenda further erode. https://t.co/1mSt4d8GfJ
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 16, 2022
Also inflation hitting record highs (possibly a lagging indicator but one that’s hard to brush off)
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 16, 2022
White House chief of staff Ron Klain saw Haberman’s tweets and came running to the scene with his gaslight in hand to explain why Biden actually had a great week:
Also this week:
– Marked signing of 1st new gun safety law in 30 years
– Gas prices below $3.99 at 20,000 stations
– New agreements on Israeli security
– Advanced bill to lower Rx drug prices and keep ACA premiums low https://t.co/VL8nRfXSEX— Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) July 16, 2022
Wow, this administration is actually bragging about gas prices? Also 20,000 represents about 15 percent of gas stations in the U.S.
Only the Biden administration would say a 40+% year-to-year jump in gas prices is a positive and literally brag about it. SMH
Freakin' clowns. https://t.co/9uuP4vCmJj
— Then Atlas Spoke (@ThenAtlasSpoke) July 16, 2022
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https://twitter.com/WillBrunelle/status/1548363332624650243
Behold White House COS desperately looking for good news by claiming credit for the wee accomplishments hammered out only with bipartisan Senate efforts. Painful to watch. https://t.co/TvrzN4uxtw
— Janet Mullins Grissom (@JMullinsGrissom) July 16, 2022
The Biden White House takes the “any port in a storm” approach no matter how shabby the port in question may be.
Weird how the president has no control over gas prices, but is also being praised for lowering them. https://t.co/19FgjAbKgv
— ugly bloke (@BlokeUgly) July 16, 2022
Funny how that works, isn’t it?
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