On 9/8/2022, during the Biden White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has no answer if Biden will adjust exorbitant vacation schedule due to inflation. Amid sky-high inflation and prices, Jean-Pierre says Biden will “make sure we keep costs down”. Jean-Pierre praises gas prices, which remain well over $1/gallon higher than when Biden took office.

A reporter asked Jean-Pierre, “Yeah, you’ve talked about trying to get costs down. A new Gallup poll shows that 24% of Americans are spending less; they’ve changed their spending habits. Seventeen percent are driving less because of inflation. Seventeen percent traveled less or canceled vacations. The President has been to his beach house six times. He went on vacation in North and South Carolina. Is he considering any spending cuts for the administration or for himself personally because of inflation?

KJP: Wait, can you say that part again?

Reporter: Yeah. So, the President is — 17 percent of Americans have — according to this Gallup poll, have canceled vacations or traveled less. The President has been to his beach house six times this year. He has been in North and South Carolina on vacation. Has the President himself considered personally reducing his spending because of inflation, or had the administration reduced spending because of inflation?

KJP: So can I — I’ll say this: The times that the President has gone to Delaware, not including — and we were very clear that when he went to South Carolina in August and Rehoboth, he was going to go spend time with his family, which every President does. That is not unusual. That is not uncommon to do. And the President has a right to spend time with his family, just like every other American across the country. And so, that was that piece of — of what ha- — what occurred in August. As it relates to trips that he’s made to Delaware: Look, the way we see that is the President could be President anywhere. He can — he can work from the Residence. He can work from the Oval Office. He can work from Delaware. And that is — that is the work — that is what he’s able to do as President of the United States. Look, when it comes to inflation, the President has been very clear on this. When it comes to his economic plan and dealing with inflation, he’s doing everything that he can to make sure that we lower costs.

Doocy: Why do you guys keep saying the Inflation Reduction Act is reducing prices?

KJP: Because in the Inflation Reduction Act, when you look at Medicare, when you look at what it’s going to be able to provide — allow Medicare to negotiate lowering costs for seniors — that is reducing costs. When you think about seniors who are paying — again, I just stated this — $2,000, $3,000 a month, and it’s going to now cap that at $2,000 a year — that is lowering costs.

Reporter: But a majority of Americans now say that price increases are causing them financial hardship that is more than at the start of the year. So where’s the inflation reduction for everything else?

KJP: So here’s the thing: The Inflation Reduction Act

Reporter: And then, on the President’s call with allies, in the readout they mentioned that they talked about Russia’s weaponization of energy and the need to, you know, coordinate on sustainable and affordable energy. Is the President concerned that gas prices — you mentioned that they’re coming down. Is he concerned about them increasing again?

KJP: In — here in the U.S.? I mean, the President is doing everything that he can to make sure that we lower the costs for the American people. This has been a priority for him. And he took really bold actions to see the trend that we have seen — been seeing with gas prices, right? Eighty-six days they’ve been trending down. And so we’re encouraged by that. It’s been — it’s been — it’s been, you know, work that, again, his leadership from the Strategic Petroleum and making sure that we tap those — that historic tapping of the Strategic Petroleum … He took bold actions, and now we’re seeing — we’re seeing that effect. So, look, we’re going to continue to take — to look at all options. We’re going to continue to make sure we keep costs down for — for the American people, including at the pump.

Reporter: … the White House believes it could have an effect on a downward trend with gas prices?

KJP: So, again, you know, we’ve done the work to see the prices of gas at the pump go down every day this summer — consecutive days, 86 days. It’s at three hu- — $3.75 per gallon nationally. And so, we’ve done the work to do that.

What we see this will help us do is ensure long-term clean energy supply for this country. And so, this is — this is a reason why we think this is important.

https://facebook.com/HygoNewsUSA/videos/753354122628368/
WH no answer Biden exorbitant vacation schedule, praises gas prices & will make sure keep costs down