#shorts On 4/25/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “in general, Americans are seeing energy prices up 24 percent, including electricity, since President Biden took office. Food prices are up 18 percent in the last two years. Manufacturing lost jobs for the last two months in a row. And inflation is outpacing wages for 26 months in a row. How does the President then sell to the American people to keep going with these economic policies?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, look, again, I’m going to be careful about 2024, anything that’s related.
Reporter: (Inaudible) —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I’m going to answer the question.
Reporter: How about in the next year?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m going to — I’m going to answer your question. Just want to be — because you said “moving forward,” so I just want to be very careful here. Look, the President always is very clear: When he talks about the economy, he always says — one of the things that he says very frequently is that when it comes to inflation, when it comes to lowering costs, that is a priority for him. And he has shown to do that. And if — you talked about inflation. Annual inflation has fallen over the last nine months. It is moderating … Wages are higher than they were nine months ago, incomes are up, and consumer spending is strong.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/08TbsIjA7iQ
Karine Jean-Pierre Assures Us Biden Is “Lowering Costs,” But Costs Have Only Gone Up Under Biden