Despite the United States officially entering a recession on Thursday, the Biden administration is pivoting their language and rebranding the unfortunate economic situation as a mere “transition.”
Speaking to liberal hosts of The View on Thursday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied the reality that the U.S. is in a recession, and instead claimed that “we are in a transition.”
“What we’re seeing, is that we are in a transition. We had this strong economic growth because of the work that this president has done in the past 18 months,” she said.
🇺🇸 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denies claims that the US is in a recession, says "we are in a transition."
(via @TheView) pic.twitter.com/sqmVK7uhk0
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) July 28, 2022
“And now what we’re seeing is a transition into stable and steady growth,” she added. “But we get it. We get that people are still feeling a little bit more pain.”
As Valiant News reported this morning, the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirmed that America is now in a recession under the leadership of the Biden administration after the first estimate of the second quarter’s GDP was found to be at -0.930%, marking the American economy’s second quarter of negative growth.
Joe Biden inaccurately predicted on Monday that the U.S. was not going to enter a recession while speaking to the White House press corp. “We’re not going to be in a recession in my view,” Biden said.
Biden: "We're not gonna be in a recession in my view" pic.twitter.com/A9Y8TaQRhu
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While the U.S. now faces record inflation, a recession, and high gas prices, members of the administration still insist that America is on the right track.
According to remarks made by Biden Economic Adviser Council member Jared Bernstein, $4.30 for a gallon of gas is “positive news” for Americans who are feeling pain at the pump, Valiant News reported.
WATCH — Jared Bernstein, member of Biden's Council of Economic Advisers:
“There’s also positive news that we should not overlook. I mean, the price at the pump is now $4.30 a gallon.” pic.twitter.com/15HCCUejB7
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 27, 2022
Speaking to liberal CNN host Kate Bolduan, Bernstein explained that “there’s also positive news that we should not overlook. I mean, the price at the pump is now $4.30 a gallon.”
The Biden administration has been touting the slight change in gas prices as a major accomplishment, despite the price being around $2.00 when Joe Biden first took office.
