White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is facing backlash for defending “Bidenomics.”
On Monday she stated during a White House press conference, “What we’ve seen is that wages have gotten stronger, have increased!”
Watch the video below:
REPORTER: "The president had a tweet out last night saying that real wages for the average American worker are higher…That tweet has now been annotated…saying that that is not factual…"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 17, 2023
KJP: "What we've seen is that wages have gotten stronger, have increased!" pic.twitter.com/wTmFV36jcC
This was in response to Twitter adding a community note to a tweet President Joe Biden sent out on Sunday which claimed that, “Right now, real wages for the average American worker is higher than it was before the pandemic, with lower wage workers seeing the largest gains.”
Right now, real wages for the average American worker is higher than it was before the pandemic, with lower wage workers seeing the largest gains.
— President Biden (@POTUS) July 16, 2023
That's Bidenomics.
The note said, “The tweet’s claim about real wages contains a factual error.”
Rekt pic.twitter.com/OpT6feaTDK
— Magoo PhD (@HodlMagoo) July 17, 2023
It argued that pre-lockdown wages were $11.15, adjusted for inflation, but current wages sit at $11.05.
Along with Twitter’s fact-check, users also slammed Jean-Pierre’s response.
RNC Research posted a clip of her stating, “Everything that you are seeing with our economy being stronger, wages going up … is because of Bidenomics!”
Karine Jean-Pierre: "Everything that you are seeing with our economy being stronger, wages going up … is because of Bidenomics!"
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 17, 2023
Prices are up 16.6% and real wages are down 3% since Biden took office. pic.twitter.com/iQ6POdfvP9
They wrote, “Prices are up 16.6% and real wages are down 3% since Biden took office.”
A retired public safety professional stated, “If they keep telling the lie, they’ll believe it.”
https://twitter.com/itsmebobbydowd/status/1681037683886358529
Humanitarian and filmmaker, Melonie tweeted, “In the first half of 2023, 340 U.S. firms filed for bankruptcy, setting a new 13-year high, per CNBC.”
In the first half of 2023, 340 U.S. firms filed for bankruptcy, setting a new 13-year high, per CNBC
— Melonie (@KastmanMelonie) July 17, 2023
Another user shared an inflation chart and noted, “On top of inflation!!”
On top of inflation!! pic.twitter.com/azNN1jBIHY
— Deboosted🇺🇸 (@DeboostedMEMEs) July 17, 2023
A Twitter user asked, “Why do reporters even bother to attend her briefings?”
Why do reporters even bother to attend her briefings?
— Mz Matera (@MarianeMatera) July 17, 2023
Missouri native Ron Wilson then posted a meme that listed a different meaning of “Bidenomics.”
— Ron Wilson (@RonW_FJB) July 17, 2023
This listed, “Massive Overspending,” “Collapsing Retirement Funds,” “Bank Failures,” and “High Interest Rates,” as key components of what he believes makes up Bidenomics.