In shift, White House starts to talk up economy
by Brett Samuels and Alex Gangitano - 06/01/22 5:27 AM ET
President Biden and his administration have shifted gears toward a monthlong campaign to talk up the economy to show the White House is prioritizing inflation by pushing the positives about what it has delivered – but the plan may come with some risk.
Officials made the rounds on television on Tuesday to tout the administration’s vision a day after The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by the president who laid out his plan to tackle inflation, which has hit a 40-year high.
The effort spanning the month of June will see Biden and his aides traveling the country to promote the White House’s economic strategy and Biden will deliver remarks on the May jobs report this Friday.
But the plan is not without risks for the president, who has seen his approval ratings mired in the low 40 percent range largely because of dissatisfaction with the direction of the economy. There have also been warnings by economists that another recession is possible in the near future.
The White House, however, is keeping a stringent focus on touting its economic progress, without acknowledging it was perhaps slow to respond to early indications of inflation, which it called “temporary” nearly one year ago. Biden also wants to contrast his plans with those of Republicans, namely Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) who laid out an economic agenda most GOP lawmakers reject.
“I think what this president has tried to do in every stage … is to effectively communicate to the American people where we are, to give it to people straight, but also to lay out clearly his plans, his priorities in terms of what he wants to see done,” National Economic Council Director Brian Deese told reporters.
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