President Joe Biden's Remarks and Claims

President Joe Biden faced questions about his re-election campaign during a press conference, making statements about border encounters, inflation, and NATO that needed more context. Some of his claims were misleading, and economists have attributed higher inflation partly to the American Rescue Plan. Biden compared his approval ratings to those of past presidents and criticized Trump's comments on NATO and Ukraine.

President Joe Biden's Climate Spending and Legacy Protection

President Joe Biden aims to protect climate spending and other parts of his legacy from a potential return of Donald Trump. Biden has yet to spend hundreds of billions of dollars from various legislation, including the American Rescue Plan and infrastructure laws.

Inflation and President Joe Biden

President Joe Biden falsely claimed that inflation was “skyrocketing” when he took office, when in fact it was below 2% per year. The claim was made at a White House press conference in response to a report showing inflation at 4.6% in March.

White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt on President Biden's Economic Recovery Efforts and Voter Engagement

White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt talks about President Joe Biden's economic recovery efforts and the challenge of reaching persuadable voters who may not be engaged with the news. He highlights the President's extensive travel and communication strategies.

American Rescue Plan and U.S. Economic Recovery

President Joe Biden falsely claimed that the American Rescue Plan started the U.S. recovery from the pandemic. In reality, the U.S. economic recovery was already well underway before the plan was signed, and it may have even derailed the recovery by contributing to inflation.