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Friday, April 08, 2022

Biden cites economic gains, but voters see much more to do

WASHINGTON — Seven months before he faces a critical test from voters in the midterm elections, President Joe Biden is turning his focus to kitchen-table issues as he struggles to get credit for a recovering economy. 

Since Biden took office last year, job growth has been vigorous and steady — as he told the country Friday after the March jobs report showed the addition of 431,000 jobs and the unemployment rate falling to a low 3.6%. But those same remarks were also tempered by his recognition that food and gas prices are too high and inflation is at its worst level in a generation.

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This motherfucker's trying to take credit for "adding" 431,000 Jobs? The ones that were lost because he locked the country down over a bullshit virus?