I’ve got to hand it to Biden. Who else could force both Jeff Bezos and Peter Doocy to call you a lying moron. Biden and his new spokes-liar, henchwoman Kareem Jean-Claude Van Dumb were trying to convince the country that runaway inflation was the result of corporations and billionaires not being charged more income tax.
“The inability of the Biden administration to both create a constructive environment for producers and a dependable, efficient supply chain to get goods to market has produced the worst inflation in 40 years…….
Biden tweeted Friday, “You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.”……..
Biden’s head-scratching tweet sparked a bigger reaction than the White House probably expected when one of the Democratic Party’s biggest boosters, billionaire Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, tweeted back, “The newly created Disinformation Board should review this tweet, or maybe they need to form a new Non Sequitur Board instead.”…….
Two days later, Bezos took to Twitter again: “The administration tried hard to inject even more stimulus into an already over-heated, inflationary economy and only Manchin saved them from themselves. Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Misdirection doesn’t help the country.”
By Monday, it was the new presidential press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, in the hot seat over Biden’s tweet when Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked her how taxing corporations translates into lower inflation.
Jean-Pierre served up a classic word salad that ignored the president’s focus on taxing corporations and instead leveled her sights on the rich: “Look, we have talked about … this past year, about making sure that the wealthiest among us are paying their fair share, and that is important to do.” ………….
She went on, “So I think we encourage those who have done very well, especially those who care about climate change, to support a fairer tax code that doesn’t charge manufacturers, workers, cops, builders a higher percentage of their earnings than the most fortunate people in our nation, and not let that stand in the way of reducing energy costs and fighting an existential problem, if you think about it, that is an example. To support basic collective bargaining rights as well.”……………….
Note that she avoided Doocy’s question, and for good reason — increasing taxes on business will increase the prices they charge, not lower them.”
When Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, a Democrat rag, calls you a lying moron, well, I don’t suppose you’re gonna get much sympathy from Fox News. Worse for the Democrats, the voters aren’t buying it this time. A lot of Americans are sort of lazy and uninformed but not being able to buy food or even find formula for a new-born has a way of focusing the mind on who’s responsible for your misery. I’m guessing they’ll be needing a new press secretary in a few weeks. This one will be used up soon. Maybe the next one should be a deaf mute or maybe an exotic dancer. Either way it will de-emphasize the importance of the questions and answers.