Saturday, October 05, 2024

Biden Makes First White House Press Briefing Appearance of Presidency

President Biden appeared on Friday at the White House press briefing for the first time of his presidency, touting the economy hours after the Labor Department's strong jobs report was released.

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... The big picture: The president's surprise appearance came after Axios reported earlier Friday that he's been increasingly less visible in public since suspending his bid for re-election.

- - - The president hasn't scheduled public events in 43 of the 75 days since he dropped his bid in July, Axios' Alex Thompson and Neal Rothschild found.

What he's saying: Biden applauded the strong jobs report out earlier on Friday, saying: "The past two days, we've gotten some very good news about the American economy."

- - - He also criticized Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) for writing on X today that the jobs report is "fake."

- - - "Anything the MAGA Republicans don't like, they call fake, anything," Biden said from behind the podium. "The job numbers are what the job numbers are. They're real. They're sincere." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-05 01:45 AM

@#1 ... "Anything the MAGA Republicans don't like, they call fake, anything," Biden said from behind the podium. ...

While I have no disagreement with that comment (based upon what I see posted here on this most august site), I have to say...

Wow.

It is amazing to hear POTUS state that.


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-05 01:48 AM

Dr. Dinger... Dr. Dinger... defection required stat!

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-10-05 01:53 AM

@#3 ... Dr. Dinger... Dr. Dinger... defection required stat! ...

Sometimes I think the concept of time zones, and that some folk may be located a few hours west of me is A Good Thing.

I do especially like Bloomberg TV's following the stock markets around the world as they open and start trading. Evenings here I learn a lot about Asia news because of that.

But I digress. :)


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-10-05 02:01 AM

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