WATCH: Biden says he's leaving economy 'stronger than ever' for Americans as his term nears end
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President Joe Biden lauded his administration’s record on the economy after the labor department reported Friday a surge in job growth and decline in unemployment last month.

Summary

President Joe Biden highlighted his administration’s economic record, citing consistent job growth and a 2.7% inflation rate drop from its 2022 peak.

December’s jobs report showed 256,000 new jobs and declining unemployment, signaling steady economic growth.

However, inflation remains above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and interest rates remain high, impacting homebuyers and businesses.

Public pessimism lingers on affordability as Biden passes a largely strong economy to his successor, Donald Trump.

  • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    yeah biden’s really asking for a lot of credit right now for just being an ordinary republican president. we needed to hold the insurrectionists accountable, first and foremost, and he didn’t

      • 4am@lemm.ee
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        5 days ago

        Fire Merrick Garland and appoint someone with teeth to go after the fucking ringleader?

        • UsernameHere@lemmy.world
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          5 days ago

          Merrick Garland has been working to build a case against Trump. Trump delayed the cases. How can Merrick Garland’s replacement stop Trump from delaying cases?

          • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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            4 days ago

            Garland pretended to build a case, with zero intention of every trying to prosecute it.

            Remember, Garland is a neocon too. He only got put up for SCOTUS because Obama was trying to make a point (That the GOP will never let him appoint a justice).

            Biden acted like that never happened.

            • UsernameHere@lemmy.world
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              4 days ago

              Garland pretended to build a case, with zero intention of every trying to prosecute it.

              Where’s your proof that he only pretended to build a case?

              There isn’t any. It’s a conspiracy theory.

              • ubergeek@lemmy.todayEnglish
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                4 days ago

                Proof?

                Did Garland ever lay charges for sedition? The evidence was right on TV for the entire global population to watch live…

              • SoftTeeth@lemmy.world
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                4 days ago

                The fact that he didn’t put Trump in prison for the crimes he was convicted of is the issue.

                It doesn’t matter how he avoided it, he did because that’s what his rich masters wanted

          • gdog05@lemmy.world
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            5 days ago

            Merrick Garland deferred to decorum at every turn. Knowing full well decorum is not an option in organized crime.

            Just because a suspect twisted a political career into his organized crime does not mean it shouldn’t still be treated like organized crime regardless of the political optics.

            • UsernameHere@lemmy.world
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              5 days ago

              What’s an example of Garland deferring to decorum?

              Knowing full well decorum is not an option in organized crime.

              It sounds like you’re saying Garland should’ve “gone rogue” or broken the law to take down Trump.

              The same judicial system that gives Merrick Garland any authority has been corrupted with GOP picks that will rule in favor of Trump.