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Posted on 04/17/2024 12:45:55 PM PDT by lightman
Everyone knows that President Joe Biden is from Scranton. Pennsylvania is also a key battleground state for 2024, one of the ones that could decide the election. It seems like it should have been a previous obvious choice for a place where he would make a campaign speech, and where he would have very few issues. That wasn't quite the case, as he had his typical moments of confusion. But it wasn't just his mental fitness, or lack thereof, that was on his display. Even when he was more with it, he still, yet again, repeated debunked narratives about former and potentially future President Donald Trump and told lies about his own record.
Upon landing, Biden looked confused, stopping on the steps of Air Force One to pause and look around, which is never a good sign. He also started his speech, in part, by saying, "I think I should go home now, except I’m already home," using a rather bizarre line. Does he mean go back to Washington? Or to Delaware? If he was acknowledging that Scranton is his hometown, there were plenty of other ways to do that.
The president's inability to read a teleprompter, and quite possibly his penchant for mixing up leaders, was also on display. He seemed very confused as to who the current mayor was.
The official White House transcript of the event also points to his struggles. "You know, thanks to the mayor, Paige C- — C- — excuse me, I’m going to — I was going to talk about the old mayor — Paige Cognetti, for that welcome. And she’s been incredible. She’s been with me all along the way," it reads.
The current mayor, Paige Cognetti, has been in office since January 2020.
Early on, Biden went for making the speech a contrast between him and Trump. He looked to draw a distinction between "Scranton values or Mar-a-Lago values," as "competing visions for our economy."
It was a bold distinction for Biden to go with, though, considering how many voters are experiencing buyer's remorse about the Trump presidency, including when it comes to the economy.
Not only did Trump have an edge on the economy in the polls when he was president and in the polls now for the rematch with Biden, but Biden's not faring too well on this issue that remains top of mind for many voters. According to RealClearPolling, 39.4 percent approve of his handling of the economy, while 58.2 percent disapprove.
Wednesday's VIP piece covered how Biden reelection campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu tried to promote the speech over at CNN. He previewed how Biden would look to draw a contrast on the economy between himself and Trump.
John Berman confronted Landrieu with the recent poll from The New York Times/Siena College shows 52 percent say the economy is "poor," as well as the CBS News poll, where 61 percent say the economy is "fairly bad" or "very bad," and the poll from the Wall Street Journal from earlier this month, where 63 percent of voters say the economy is "bad."
Landrieu tried to offer a hopeful response, which tellingly referenced a point that has been fact-checked several times, including by Mia. "Under Joe Biden, [Americans] gained 15 million jobs," he claimed. In reality, these aren't new jobs created, but people returning to the workforce following the COVID lockdowns.
However, as Berman pointed out, Landrieu didn't reference inflation, an issue where Biden fares even more poorly on. He's at just a 34.8 percent approval rating overall, while 63.3 percent disapprove of his handling of inflation.
"Well, there's no question about it. But listen, inflation has been decreased by two-thirds. And even though prices are still high, this is why the president is always fighting to reduce costs," Landrieu claimed.
You bet they're "still high." As Spencer covered last week, "Rising 0.4 percent month-over-month, headline CPI inflation has surged 3.5 percent in the last 12 months as the White House made 'Bidenomics' a central message for the administration."
There's also no escaping how a GoBankingRates piece from last November highlighted that of the 11 presidents from Lyndon B. Johnson to Biden, Trump had the second lowest inflation rate and Biden had the third highest.
During his speech, Biden told other lies about the economy, including how "we reduced the deficit," something even CNN has fact-checked him for, in addition to Mia doing so.
Then there's the false promises of how Biden won't raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000 a year. Speaking of inflation once more, as Katie has covered multiple times, thanks to rising prices, Biden has broken his promise. The IRS also has the power to go after small business owners earning less than that $400,000.
Although it's telling that "Bidenomics" wasn't even mentioned during the speech that lasted about half an hour, it's still worth reminding that whether the president is willing to embrace it or not, and he's insisted recently on the campaign trail he is willing to do, it's not very popular.
Biden couldn't even help himself when it comes to bringing up falsehoods not to do with the speech at hand, such as the "suckers and losers" lie that was debunked years ago.
When it comes to another one of the lies about Trump during his administration that just won't die, Trump's opponents claim that he referred to those buried at Normandy as "suckers" and "losers" and also said he didn't want to see them during a 2018 trip, though it was debunked by Snopes.
"I have to say, there are a lot of things that Donald Trump has said and done that I find extremely offensive," Biden said, as he is one to double down on debunked lies. The president even went for several applause lines as he told the crowd that those buried in Normandy were "heroes."
"But as I’ve said, Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me," Biden then said, adding "he wakes up in the morning in Mar-a-Lago thinking about himself, how he can help his billionaire friends gain power and control and force their extreme agenda on the rest of us."
If that wasn't enough, he went for still more words taken out of context, such as how "I'll be a dictator on day one," comments clearly made in jest, with Trump confirming as much. Biden also claimed Trump "promises, quote, 'a bloodbath,' if he loses, leaving out the key context of how Trump was clearly referring to the economic definition of the word.
So proud is the Biden reelection campaign to go with a falsehood that the Biden HQ even shared the moment from Biden's speech to their X page. Then again, this is an account that frequently lies about Trump's positions by repeatedly taking his words out of context on issues such as immigration, abortion, and the "bloodbath" narrative just mentioned above, all while claiming to be about "Just the facts, Jack."
Buckle up, as Biden and his reelection campaign look to only be doubling down on such falsehoods and desperate talking points as we get closer to Election Day.
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Tater Head Xoe is Cognetti-ly impaired.
Libtards are too stupid to care if he’s lying they’re just glad he’s still breathing
A quick note on the DOJ and going after small business- they then call the FBI in because you made a deposit of $35,00.00 (from your business ) call it scaffolding, seize the $$ and haul you to court and takes years to get the $$’s back. In the meantime you have to shut all down because you cant pay your employees nor vendors
MEDIA was touting Jan-March “RETAIL sales increases-——
We are buying the same items-—but we are paying more each month.
SO—THAT is their cornerstone for “BETTER RETAIL SALES”.
RncResearch tweeter is trash. That’s thr level of content you get from the useless party. No one cares if Biden looks silly. He gets everything he wants in every budget.
No wonder Trump is beating him in the polls.
If by some miracle, you can figure out Biden’s halting mumbling campaign message,
you find out he’s telling us to, “ Stop complaining. Everything is going great.”
According to Biden, his cockamamie policies arent the problem....
it’s that Americans are too stupid to understand how good Biden has made things for us.
IN the Biden campaign & the Administration-——
LYING is CONTAGEOUS
Saw a video on Twitter - Biden was rambling on about an “Uncle Bosey” who was shot down in the Pacific and was almost eaten by cannibals.
WTF???
When it comes to another one of the lies about Trump during his administration that just won’t die, Trump’s opponents claim that he referred to those buried at Normandy as “suckers” and “losers” and also said he didn’t want to see them during a 2018 trip, though it was debunked by Snopes.
And as he usually does, the dementia patient started yelling and claiming “HE SAID IT!!!” when telling this lie- it was disgusting.
Yet few in the media called the dementia patient out for it.
Even the Walrus debunked the suckers and losers lie.
The Manchurian Candidate is ready for the Visiting Angel’s
I heard a brief excerpt on the radio news. He sounded soused, some of it downright unintelligible. And you know they chose the best parts to put on air.
We can’t get rid of this POS fast enough
That asshole’s whole life is one bad moment.
He’s an arrogant, vindictive, petty, petulant POS… And has been.
And what makes it worse is he’s not even in charge, and he knows it, Obama’s hand is so far up his ass, like a sock puppet.
And that bastard is sitting back and laughing while slow Joe takes the blame
Biden: And make sure they're really young ones, and pretty, and with long hair I can sniff. I'll take a half dozen.
Apparently he had an uncle Ambrose whose plane disappeared in the Pacific in WWII. The cannibal part is just stupid fabricated BS as usual.
Apparently he had an uncle Ambrose whose plane disappeared in the Pacific in WWII. The cannibal part is just stupid fabricated BS as usual.
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