anuary 17, 2024 5:14pm EST
White House dodges question about Biden's surprise over $6 smoothie in Pennsylvania: 'Joking around'
Americans are paying on average $1,020 more each month compared with the same time two years ago
By Greg Wehner FOXBusiness
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre quickly dodged a Fox reporter’s question on Wednesday after she was asked why President Biden seemed to be surprised that a smoothie in Allentown, Pennsylvania, last week cost $6.
"Last Friday, the president was at a coffee shop in Pennsylvania, and he seemed to be surprised that the smoothie was $6 and how expensive it was," FOX Business reporter Edward Lawrence told Jean-Pierre. "I’m curious. So is the president now realizing the costs that Americans are bearing?"
On Friday, President Biden stopped at several small businesses in the Allentown area to highlight the area’s boom in small business startups.
The boom has helped create jobs, while also attracting investments in manufacturing and infrastructure, according to the White House.
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