Yikes.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had another awful briefing today, including claims that the economy is “stronger economically than we have been in history.” Literally. That’s what she said. Watch for yourself:
KJP: "When you look at inflation, when you look at where we are economically…we are stronger economically than we have been in history." pic.twitter.com/SjjiQnrntc
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 7, 2022
“Completely insane”:
Completely insane. Sorry. Insane. https://t.co/SbeR6xw4nu
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) July 7, 2022
Who does she think she’s fooling?
Americans are not buying this, @PressSec.
How does 40-year high inflation mean the U.S. is “stronger economically than we have been in history?” https://t.co/8Nh2t77Sb5
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) July 7, 2022
She also said it’s good that gas prices are coming down, calling it “a cool down, if you will.” Well, that’s one way to spin the soon-to-be-declared recession:
KJP: "Lower gas prices that we're seeing, the prices starting to come down, is a good thing. A cool down, if you will." pic.twitter.com/PwMEm8yntD
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 7, 2022
And she dodged Peter Doocy’s question on “Why do you think 88% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track?”:
DOOCY: Why do you think 88% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track?
KJP: "The president understands what the American people are going through. He understands that gas prices are high because of Putin's tax hike." pic.twitter.com/ip77lElfnU
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 7, 2022
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They’re gaslighting us:
Inflation has run ahead of wage growth ever since Congress passed Biden's "American Rescue Plan" last March, delivering a pay-cut to nearly every American.
Assigning some BS phrase like "Putin's tax hike" to gaslight people is perhaps their most pathetic lie yet. https://t.co/B1gIUFjxrF
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) July 7, 2022
To put this number in perspective, this is “the worst in the past 13 years, including every point in the pandemic”:
The "country is on the wrong track" number is the worst in the past 13 years, including every point during the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/XuO9TPtnnL
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) July 7, 2022
This. Is. Unbelievable:
The "country is on the wrong track" number is the worst in the past 13 years, including every point during the pandemic. pic.twitter.com/XuO9TPtnnL
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) July 7, 2022
Now here’s where it gets really funny. . . .
KJP claimed the Biden administration has some sort of plan to fight inflation:
KJP: "We have a plan! Here's the thing. We have a plan. Republicans do not have a plan. What they want to do is take away rights from the American people." pic.twitter.com/y7zRKdBkN7
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 7, 2022
LOL. This reminds us of that scene in “The West Wing” where the Josh Lyman character accidentally tells the White House press corps that President Bartlett has a “secret plan to fight inflation.”
Our colleagues at Townhall spliced it together for you:
Joe Biden has a secret plan to fight inflation. pic.twitter.com/Ve20MB7v57
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 7, 2022
So, when do we get to find out the details of the plan, KJP?
*whispers* It's a secret! https://t.co/8i4WbDx5Td
— Rebecca Downs (@RebeccaRoseGold) July 7, 2022
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