In one of his seemingly quite rare times speaking to a reporter in non-scripted fashion, President Joe Biden was asked about the state of the American economy and his policies. He went berserk, snapping at the reporter that his policies are effective, but giving no details as to that.
Particularly at issue was inflation. While inflation has gone down below 3% to the lowest it has been since the inflation disaster started in mid-2021, there has been no deflation, just lower levels of inflation. So, prices are not going down, just rising at a slower rate.
That has presented a controversy for the Biden Administration, as the Biden Administration claims its approach is effective in reducing inflation, while critics contend that Americans need lower prices, not just a lower rate of increases in prices.
It was on that side of the economic issues facing the country that the reporter pressed President Biden on August 14. During the press event, the reporter asked the elderly president, who has now dropped out of the 2024 race, “Has the U.S. beat inflation, Mr. President?”
President Biden didn’t really answer the question. Instead, he snapped that the United States is going to have an economic soft landing and that the media should report as much. He said, “We’re going to have a soft landing. My policies are working. Start writing that way, okay?”