All in all, he touts with a forked tongue.
The Biden campaign released a not-so-festive list of talking points Thursday aimed at helping his supporters navigate “nonsense” political talk around the Thanksgiving table, the same day the 81-year-old president pleaded with Americans to “stop the rancor” over political differences.
The list, which the Biden campaign called, “Your handy guide for responding to crazy MAGA nonsense this Thanksgiving,” was shared on X and included questionable claims about inflation, job creation and former President Donald Trump’s position on a federal abortion ban.
“The economy was better during Trump!” reads the first item on the list, alluding to a possible statement a supporter of the 2024 Republican presidential front-runner might bring up at the dinner table.
To counter that claim, the Biden campaign suggests supporters respond by saying, “Wrong. Inflation is the lowest it’s been in two years, the economy is growing, and unemployment has been under 4% for the longest stretch on record. Just look at your Thanksgiving costs compared to last year – gas prices: cheaper. Turkey: cheaper. Eggs: cheaper. Joe Biden has created nearly 14 million jobs and the economy is on the rise.”
The list included questionable claims about the president’s record on the economy and Trump’s positions on abortion bans.
Under Biden, inflation reached a four-decade high of 9.1% in June 2022.
The latest consumer price index figures show that price increases cooled to 3.2% in October, but still remain higher than any month during the Trump administration.
Likewise, gas prices spiked to a record-high national average of $5.01 per gallon in June 2022 and have since dropped to about $3.27 per gallon as of Thursday, according to AAA, but still remain 88 cents higher than when Biden took office in January 2021.
On food prices, an American Farm Bureau Federation report found the “classic Thanksgiving feast for 10” in 2023 to be priced at $61.17, “a 4.5% decline from historically high prices last year,” with a decrease in turkey prices accounting for most of that price reduction.
But AFBF data also show that Thanksgiving prices have shot up 30% since 2020, with the classic meal priced at $46.90 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Republican National Committee also pointed out it was “the second-most expensive Thanksgiving in the survey’s 38-year history.”
The list touts Biden’s record on inflation and job creation.AP
The Biden campaign’s job creation claim also appears to credit the incumbent for jobs recovered after the unprecedented layoffs that took place during the economic shutdown at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A House Budget Committee report released in June notes that about 72% of all job gains since 2021 were jobs being recovered from the pandemic, not new job creation.
“In fact, when looking at today’s economy compared to pre-pandemic levels, employment is up only by 3.7 million. On the other hand, prior to the pandemic, job creation under President Trump was 6.7 million — 3 million more jobs than the current President,” the report states.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also indicate that Americans are taking home less money for their work due to inflation.
Inflation-adjusted average hourly earnings were $11.41 per hour in January 2021 when Biden took office and fell more than 3% to the current rate of $11.05 this October, according to the BLS.
On abortion, Biden’s bullet points claim that “Trump endorsed a federal ban and said there should be punishment for women who have an abortion.”
The former president actually raised the eyebrows of conservatives in September when he blasted his GOP primary opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for signing a six-week ban on the procedure into state law.
The talking points were aimed at helping Biden supporters win arguments against Trump supporters on Thanksgiving.Getty Images
Trump called the move a “terrible mistake” and refused to say whether he would support a federal ban on abortion during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
He noted that “from a legal standpoint, I think it’s probably better” that abortion restrictions be handled at the state level.
11 Comments:
Omg These people are crazy.
Indeed Sully, They, seem to be living in a fantasy world of their own. Not just the Republicans, but Democrats as well!
Replace every single one of them....start fresh
Cashed in some tickets this week and got some gas and groceries. I filled up with $ 2.60 this week. Nice!
* Forked tongue? Don't like what you seeing, that can be easily corrected, how you ask? Vote the leaders out.
* Americans do it every 4 years cause they make a choice. Unfortunately American voters also make bad decisions by electing folk who are clearly incompetent as well. Then when they given the boot, they cry foul!
The guy and administration is incompetent, and everyone knows it. NG we're talking about your prince not anyone else.
The Truth usually comes out and it hurts, doesn't it.
* Prince? what are you talking about? From 2016- 2020 we had Donald Trump as President of the United States, not a Prince. After Trump was defeated, we got Biden as President of the United States. If Biden loses to who knows who- he would be called " Former Potus."
* We only have ONE Potus at a time- stop being so bitter, it's childish. Stop elevating persons who will end up dying just like everyone else. Your Ex Potus is not immortal & there is zero chance of him ending up on Mt Rushmore or an aircraft carrier being named after him. That is a harsh reality check.
NG, this blog is about BIDEN and his admin, not TRUMP. One President at a time right, well this is about your mentor not former President Trump!
* True, it's the administration the American people wanted. Get used to it till the end of Joe's 1st term.
*Btw MD, l talk about 45 because " his out there" right now demanding attention. If he had faded into the background and behaved as other Ex President's have, you wouldn't hear me bring up his name. Notice l don't talk about Obama, Clinton or Bush- got it? Good.
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