The US economy fell into recession on Thursday as the 2Q GDP saw negative growth. This was in addition to 1Q GDP’s -1.6%. That came after the White House began waging a relentless propaganda war to redefine what the term “recession” means, absconding from all historical precedent in the process.
As expected, many in the press rushed to push the Biden administration’s talking points. Despite a trail of paper showing outlets such as the Associated Press defining recessions to be two quarters of consecutively negative growth under Republican Presidents, they found nuance when it was time for a Democrat president. Shocking, right?
Politico published one of its most bizarre headlines for the year. On the same day the US slipped into the aforementioned recession, the “news” outlet proclaimed that Biden was “back in the game.”
Joe Biden has somehow managed to get back into the game.
After enduring a brutal year, Biden is suddenly on the verge of a turnaround that, the White House believes, could salvage his summer — and alter the trajectory of his presidency. https://t.co/XlQT2QNKoy
— POLITICO (@politico) July 28, 2022
Joe Biden has somehow managed to get back into the game.
After enduring a brutal year dominated by economic angst, legislative setbacks and sinking approval ratings, the president is suddenly on the verge of a turnaround that, the White House believes, could salvage his summer — and alter the trajectory of his presidency.
Now, he only has to get close.
This is because Senator Joe Manchin has stabbed Republicans in their backs and now supports a huge reconciliation bill. Biden suddenly draws all the aces. Yet, that’s only true if one looks at his boondoggle domestic agenda as an objective good. And while the press certainly believes that, I doubt that Americans are all that excited about another round of wasteful government spending on “climate change” that will boost inflation even higher (which happens when more “free” money is pumped into the system).
Besides, what evidence is there that Biden is “back in the game?” One look at the polling averages tells a far different story. According to RealClearPolitics, the president has a 38.2 percentage approval rating. He’s only topped 40 percent in a single poll over the last week.
It is not possible to imagine that the increase in taxpayer spending on Democrat-related projects would lead to a resurgent Biden presidency. That’s just about the most beltway take imaginable, delivered by disconnected and out-of-touch “journalists” who squee when the president manages to put two coherent sentences together (a rare occurrence, indeed).
It is amazing to see the bravado of Politico releasing that headline just as the US became officially in recession. Is it possible for a Republican president to be in the same predicament? We all probably know the answer. Even worse, after an aforementioned recession was declared by the press. One Trump Administration: Quarter of Negative Growth
Back to Biden, it is delusional to believe that he’s on the upslope based on a reconciliation bill and a floundering economy. According to most polls, 80 percent believe that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. The majority of Americans see their savings account shrinking, their wages declining, and their expenses increasing. While the press will continue to attempt to hide this reality with more absurd ways, their efforts to deceive the public will be unsuccessful.
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