Root cause: purchasing too many goods online, White House blames Americans for supply chain crisis

The White House says Americans purchasing too many goods online is the “root cause” of the supply chain crisis.

On 10/27/2021, “What’s your message to Americans who are still so worried about getting their Christmas gifts on time?” a reporter asked. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed Americans for the supply chain crisis, “So many people across the country are purchasing more goods online. Maybe some of it is from habits that developed during the pandemic when people weren’t leaving their homes. Some of it is because we’ve seen an economic recovery that has been underway…” Psaki said.

‘So Many People Are Purchasing Goods Online’ – Psaki said Americans purchasing too many goods online is the “root cause” of the supply chain crisis thanks to a labor shortage created by Joe Biden. Psaki blamed Americans and claimed the supply chain crisis is a minor scalability issue due to the popularity of online shopping.

Root cause: purchasing too many goods online, White House blames Americans for supply chain crisis

Key Points

• The White House says Americans purchasing too many goods online is the “root cause” of the supply chain crisis
• On 10/27/2021, “What’s your message to Americans who are still so worried about getting their Christmas gifts on time
• White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed Americans for the supply chain crisis, “So many people across the country are purchasing more goods online
• Maybe some of it is from habits that developed during the pandemic when people weren’t leaving their homes
• Some of it is because we’ve seen an economic recovery that has been underway…” Psaki said

Transcript Highlights

The following is transcribed from the video audio. Verified against official transcript.

• What’s your message to Americans who are still so worried about getting their Christmas gifts on time Halloween
• Is this going to be happening at a fast enough pace
• Well, I think our message is that one, what’s happening right now, and I wish I had the chart, but we’ll give it to all of you afterwards, is that so many people across the country are purchasing more goods online, massive increase in volume
• But what we would tell people is we are addressing and attacking the supply chain issues, even with the increase in volume, which is the root cause here, at every front
• As you know, millions of Catholics will be watching when the President and Pope Francis meet
• The White House has said they will discuss working together on efforts grounded in respect for fundamental human dignity
• Question one, will that include the human dignity of the unborn
• Well, Owen, as you know, although you ask me most often, if not every time about, but I will say there’s a great deal of agreement, let me finish my answer
• There’s a great, there’s not, you can ask anything you want
• But what I wanted to note, since you follow this closely, is that there’s a great deal of agreement and overlap with the President and Pope Francis on a range of issues

Full transcript: 1156 words transcribed via Whisper AI.

Key Moments

Verified against official transcript from the White House Archives.

“I would say on the billionaire’s tax, which is one of the ideas that’s been put forward and has been a part of the discussion, I don’t have an update on this moment on the status that it’s possible changes could be made as they have been to all components of the many of the revenue razors and tax fairness components” — Psaki

“Well, I think our message is that one, what’s happening right now, and I wish I had the chart, but we’ll give it to all of you afterwards, is that so many people across the country are purchasing more goods online, massive increase in volume” — Psaki

“I think, Kristin, this is kind of an unconstructive, I would say, line of questioning in the sense that what we’re talking about here is getting a package that would make a historic investment in childcare and elder care” — Kerry

“Like where does, if this, if some version of this, you know, in the range of what everybody is now sort of talking about passes, where does the White House put this in history since you used that term so many times”

“In inflation, a couple weeks ago, you pointed to data indicating that the rate of inflation was decreasing month to month of the last couple quarters, and that the forecast expected that to continue in 2022”

Sources

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