CNN/Gallup: Americans’ Confidence in Economy at Lowest Level Since 2009

BOLDUAN Thank you all ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ the president and his ░░░░░░░░ are making a major ░░░░░░░░ to refocus on the ░░░░░░░░ and defend his handling ░░░░░░░░ it In a new ░░░░░░░░ piece in the Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal the President claims ░░░░░░░░ the U S is ░░░░░░░░ a better economic position ░░░░░░░░ almost any country in ░░░░░░░░ world He credits his ░░░░░░░░ policies with helping to ░░░░░░░░ the strongest recovery in ░░░░░░░░ history But he s ░░░░░░░░ facing public sentiment that ░░░░░░░░ making clear that Americans ░░░░░░░░ t feel that strength ░░░░░░░░ by a long shot ░░░░░░░░ now Gallup s economic ░░░░░░░░ index out today shows ░░░░░░░░ lowest reading since the ░░░░░░░░ began Gallup reporting this ░░░░░░░░ likely the lowest public ░░░░░░░░ has been in the ░░░░░░░░ since the tail end ░░░░░░░░ the great recession in ░░░░░░░░ 2009 Biden s team ░░░░░░░░ outlining what they are ░░░░░░░░ a three part plan ░░░░░░░░ fight inflation and to ░░░░░░░░ this around Inflation will ░░░░░░░░ number one the number ░░░░░░░░ agenda item when the ░░░░░░░░ meets with the Federal ░░░░░░░░ chairman Jerome Powell this ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ today s key meeting ░░░░░░░░ as we get the ░░░░░░░░ read on the health ░░░░░░░░ the economy with new ░░░░░░░░ out this morning on ░░░░░░░░ housing market and consumer ░░░░░░░░ Let s start with ░░░░░░░░ Diamond who is live ░░░░░░░░ the White House for ░░░░░░░░ on what the President ░░░░░░░░ saying and planning Jeremy ░░░░░░░░ is this plan from ░░░░░░░░ White House now DIAMOND ░░░░░░░░ Kate as President Biden ░░░░░░░░ to sit down with ░░░░░░░░ Federal Reserve chairman today ░░░░░░░░ and the White House ░░░░░░░░ launching a renewed effort ░░░░░░░░ try and show Americans ░░░░░░░░ of all that he ░░░░░░░░ the pain that they ░░░░░░░░ facing with inflation across ░░░░░░░░ country but also to ░░░░░░░░ and demonstrate what his ░░░░░░░░ is to combat inflation ░░░░░░░░ a Wall Street Journal ░░░░░░░░ ed the President outlining ░░░░░░░░ three part plan the ░░░░░░░░ of which he says ░░░░░░░░ essentially to let the ░░░░░░░░ Reserve do its job ░░░░░░░░ not to unduly influence ░░░░░░░░ Fed as he s ░░░░░░░░ Republican and Democratic nominees ░░░░░░░░ the Federal Reserve board ░░░░░░░░ s also talking about ░░░░░░░░ steps to make things ░░░░░░░░ affordable for Americans A ░░░░░░░░ of those steps though ░░░░░░░░ policies that he proposed ░░░░░░░░ his Build Back Better ░░░░░░░░ that really have no ░░░░░░░░ of moving in Congress ░░░░░░░░ from lowering prescription drug ░░░░░░░░ to lowering the cost ░░░░░░░░ childcare And then the ░░░░░░░░ also talking about continuing ░░░░░░░░ reduce the federal deficit ░░░░░░░░ the efforts he s ░░░░░░░░ so far to reduce ░░░░░░░░ deficit and also talking ░░░░░░░░ his efforts to reform ░░░░░░░░ tax code Again those ░░░░░░░░ also stuck in that ░░░░░░░░ Back Better legislation that ░░░░░░░░ has not seen the ░░░░░░░░ of day Now the ░░░░░░░░ House says that this ░░░░░░░░ all part of what ░░░░░░░░ call a months long ░░░░░░░░ to promote the administration ░░░░░░░░ policies aimed at combating ░░░░░░░░ And even just today ░░░░░░░░ TV hits scheduled by ░░░░░░░░ officials to talk about ░░░░░░░░ effort It really is ░░░░░░░░ latest attempt by the ░░░░░░░░ House to do so ░░░░░░░░ saw the President earlier ░░░░░░░░ month three weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ deliver a speech talking ░░░░░░░░ his efforts on inflation ░░░░░░░░ criticizing Republicans plans as ░░░░░░░░ relates to inflation so ░░░░░░░░ to see much more ░░░░░░░░ that this month as ░░░░░░░░ White House tries to ░░░░░░░░ its messaging facing those ░░░░░░░░ poll numbers you were ░░░░░░░░ mentioning Kate BOLDUAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ thanks for that Really ░░░░░░░░ it.”