Reporters grilled White House officials on President Biden’s economic record as he tried to rebrand for his 2024 re-election campaign on Tuesday.
Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton defended Biden’s economy during a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday. Reporters pointed to polls showing that Americans are deeply skeptical of Biden’s ability to keep the economy stable amid global challenges.
“According to our last poll, 54 to 36 percent say Donald Trump did a better job handling the economy when he was president than Biden has done so far. You aren’t announcing anything new necessarily this week. You are just highlighting and touting what you’ve done. Is that enough?” a reporter asked.
“Well, what I would say to you is look at where we were when we came into office,” Dalton responded. “After 4 years of Donald Trump unemployment was over 6 percent, and today we are standing here at a time where unemployment is at historic lows.”