US President Joe Biden sparked public outrage following his controversial tweet pointing fingers at the Republicans for the country’s current economic issues.
On Sunday, President Biden tweeted, claiming that “Republicans are doing nothing but obstructing our efforts to crack down on gas-price gouging, lower food prices, lower healthcare costs, and hopefully, soon, lower your prescription drug costs.”
Following Biden’s tweet, Conservative commentators and GOP Lawmakers immediately responded and blasted the President upon seeing Americans suffering from the increasing gas and supermarket prices across the United States amid the high inflation rates.
In response to Biden’s tweet, Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) tweeted and claimed that “Joe Biden believes that the American people are fools.”
Economist Brian Riedl also accused President Biden of using the Republicans as a “scapegoat” for the country’s problems.
“Scapegoating. You have the House and Senate majority with reconciliation powers. Republicans have no power to stop a unified Democratic party.” Riedl tweeted.
CNN contributor and former White House staffer under President George W. Bush, Scott Jennings also slammed the president and called his remarks bull.
“88% wrong track + 38% approval = good f’ing lick with this BS,” he claimed.
Moreover, another media commentator also noted the the president previously citing Russia and its invasion of Ukraine as the cause for inflation.
“Huh? I thought it was Russia’s fault,” sports talk radio host, Mark Zinno tweeted.
Many also pointed out the president’s hypocrisy, considering his previous tweet in 2020 which he wrote while he’s campaigning.
“It’s hard to believe that it has to be said, but unlike this president, I’ll do my job and take responsibility. I won’t blame others.” Biden wrote at that time, referencing then-President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, the White House launched a defensive strike against a dour report amid the soaring inflation.
According to National Economic Council Director Brian Deese and Cecilia Rouse, chair of Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, the CPI data on Wednesday “will largely not reflect the substantial declines in gas prices we’ve seen since the middle of June.”
Meanwhile on Wednesday, a group of GOP Senate Finance panel members conducted a news conference following the Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
According to a media advisory, the lawmakers planned to discuss “Democrats’ plans to impose $1 trillion in tax hikes on all Americans, even as the economy faces runaway inflation, and rising odds of a recession and stagflation.”
