Fox News host Harris Faulkner shot down former Democratic Rep. Pat Murphy of Pennsylvania after Murphy tried to deflect a question about the economy.
President Joe Biden currently has a 39.2% approval rating on the economy compared to a 58.2% disapproval rate, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls between March 8 and April 16. Faulkner initially asked Murphy if Biden was acknowledging economic pain Americans were suffering, with Murphy trying to deflect blame to the COVID-19 pandemic. (RELATED: ‘Factually Incorrect’: Fox News Host Debunks Biden’s Claim That Inflation Is Lower Than When He Took Office)
“I think he is acknowledging the problem,” Murphy told Faulkner, adding, “He said we just went through the worst global pandemic in decades.”
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“You know I love having you on the program, but I did not ask you how the world is doing, I want to talk about how America is doing,” Faulkner responded. “Global pandemic, I get it. What I’m saying is did he tell Americans that he feels their economic pain?”
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.5% year-over-year in March, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following a 3.2% year-over-year increase in February. Even though inflation is down from a recent high of 9.1% in June 2022, prices have risen over 18% since Biden took office in January 2021.
“I think the American people have a better memory than Joe Biden, because they remember what life was like under Donald Trump when gas was cheap, they could afford a home, they could afford groceries,” former RNC spokesperson Cassie Smedlie told Faulkner.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 17: President Joe Biden speaks to members of the United Steel Workers Union at the United Steel Workers Headquarters on April 17, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)
“Let’s look at Pennsylvania, where he keeps spending time: He is under water in the polls and economic stats don’t favor him,” Smedlie continued. “Inflation up 17%, the average household $888 more dollars a month just to live. So, even when he says you have a job now, is that job actually paying a wage that allows you to keep your head above water as a result of Joe Biden’s policies?”
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at Prince George’s Community College on September 14, 2023 in Largo, Maryland. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
On inflation, Biden has a 34.5% approval rating compared to a 63.5% disapproval rate, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls between March 8 and April 16.
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