Although the union did not explicitly back former President Donald Trump, he viewed the decision to not endorse the Vice President as a victory.
Biden clearly linked the aftermath of the pandemic – with shipping lanes clogged, goods scarce and people shut in and working remotely – to the economic problems he faced. But he also blamed Russian President Valdimir Putin’s 2023 invasion of neighboring Ukraine for driving up energy prices, adding to inflation.
President Joe Biden told the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., on Thursday that he wasn't declaring victory, but the country had entered a new phase of its recovery from the pandemic.
The former president emphasized the words “a woman” by sitting up straight and putting both hands in front of him, lightly cupping the air.
Hispanics represent a key demographic for Democrats, especially as they have trended more toward Republicans in recent years.
The White House signaled that President Joe Biden has no immediate plans to rollback his executive order restricting asylum applications.
Polls show Americans remain deeply worried about the economy and inflation, with Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic nominee when Biden bowed out of the race in July, and Republican former President Donald Trump essentially deadlocked less than seven weeks before the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden worked to shore up support among key constituencies during separate events Monday, an example of their strategic attempt to divide and conquer the campaign trail with the race to November heating up.
Biden spoke a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates a half-point, an important marker that suggested a shift from fighting inflation to helping economic stability. And the president seized upon the cut — bigger than many economists predicted — as a sign the economy was moving in the right direction.
President Joe Biden joked about his post-presidency life during a White House reception celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month.