After defending President Joe Biden’s statement that the average American wage has surpassed pre-pandemic levels during a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre came under fire from conservatives. The allegation made in the tweet was apparently called up by fact-checkers. Twitter users slammed Jean-Pierre’s reaction harshly.
After praising the achievements of “Bidenomics” in a tweet on July 16, criticism followed. The president asserted that lower-paid people had made great gains and that overall income levels in America have increased recently. Fact-checkers quickly refuted these assertions, showing that, when adjusted for inflation, average earnings in early 2020 were $11.15, while they had decreased to $11.05. in July 2023. The outrage was increased by Jean-Pierre’s response to the fact-check, which Townhall.com republished.
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The sudden disappearance of the flag from Biden’s post has raised numerous questions and sparked a wave of criticism. Potential errors are shown across the political spectrum using Statista data.
The president contrasted current “real wages” with income prior to the health crisis. Fact-checkers picked March 2020 as the starting point, whereas February 2020 and April 2020 would have produced $11.02 and $11.74, respectively. These figures are simple to alter.
The remark made by Jean-Pierre involves a significant inaccuracy. She asserted that the president used February 2021 as the basis for his calculations, which is a full year after Biden’s pre-pandemic statement. She also fails to take into account the fact that the economy was only experiencing a brief upswing during that particular month.
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The typical American’s ability to acquire products and services has decreased despite policymakers’ efforts to minimize the problem. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, customers would now pay $532.50 for a typical $500 trip to the grocery in 2022. Over the previous year, inflation increased food prices by an additional 7.7%, which helped the Consumer Price Index rise overall by 4.9%. At a pitiful $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum wage has not changed in the interim.
