CNN’s Saenz on Inflation: ‘What Americans Are Feeling Is Completely Different’ from What Biden Is Trying to Sell

SIDNER All right Paula ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ that And speaking of ░░░░░░░░ White House we are ░░░░░░░░ to go to Arlette ░░░░░░░░ What what is President ░░░░░░░░ thinking about all this ░░░░░░░░ has he has he ░░░░░░░░ anything about seeing this ░░░░░░░░ stubborn inflation while the ░░░░░░░░ of the economy has ░░░░░░░░ booming for lack of ░░░░░░░░ better word SAENZ Yes ░░░░░░░░ We have heard President ░░░░░░░░ over the past few ░░░░░░░░ really tried to highlight ░░░░░░░░ of the bright spots ░░░░░░░░ the economy But the ░░░░░░░░ and particularly inflation have ░░░░░░░░ been one of the ░░░░░░░░ stubborn political issues for ░░░░░░░░ Biden heading into November ░░░░░░░░ election Yesterday on the ░░░░░░░░ of that Consumer Price ░░░░░░░░ report which found prices ░░░░░░░░ in the month of ░░░░░░░░ the president in a ░░░░░░░░ acknowledged that there is ░░░░░░░░ more work that he ░░░░░░░░ to do in order ░░░░░░░░ lower costs for Americans ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in a Rose ░░░░░░░░ press conference the president ░░░░░░░░ his handling of inflation ░░░░░░░░ to the overall downward ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen Clip ░░░░░░░░ Biden We have dramatically ░░░░░░░░ inflation from 9 percent ░░░░░░░░ to close to 3 ░░░░░░░░ We re in a ░░░░░░░░ where we re better ░░░░░░░░ than we were when ░░░░░░░░ took office where inflation ░░░░░░░░ skyrocketing And we have ░░░░░░░░ plan to deal with ░░░░░░░░ Whereas the opposition my ░░░░░░░░ talks about two things ░░░░░░░░ just want to cut ░░░░░░░░ for the wealthy and ░░░░░░░░ taxes on other people ░░░░░░░░ so I think they ░░░░░░░░ no plan Our plan ░░░░░░░░ one I think is ░░░░░░░░ sustainable Clip ends SAENZ ░░░░░░░░ out on the road ░░░░░░░░ Biden has tried to ░░░░░░░░ to to some of ░░░░░░░░ positive indicators over the ░░░░░░░░ few months the fact ░░░░░░░░ unemployment is down the ░░░░░░░░ that wages are rising ░░░░░░░░ that the overall inflation ░░░░░░░░ is also lowering But ░░░░░░░░ as he s trying ░░░░░░░░ highlight those positive aspects ░░░░░░░░ the economy what Americans ░░░░░░░░ feeling is completely different ░░░░░░░░ you take a look ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ national polls from Marquette ░░░░░░░░ found that the majority ░░░░░░░░ voters believe that the ░░░░░░░░ is either not so ░░░░░░░░ or poor And then ░░░░░░░░ you stack up President ░░░░░░░░ against former President Donald ░░░░░░░░ more believe that Trump ░░░░░░░░ better on economic issues ░░░░░░░░ President Biden Now we ░░░░░░░░ seen President Biden in ░░░░░░░░ State of the Union ░░░░░░░░ in the weeks that ░░░░░░░░ really tried to hone ░░░░░░░░ on their efforts to ░░░░░░░░ down costs for Americans ░░░░░░░░ things like prescription drug ░░░░░░░░ housing most recently on ░░░░░░░░ loans when he was ░░░░░░░░ in Wisconsin this week ░░░░░░░░ really one of the ░░░░░░░░ for President Biden will ░░░░░░░░ trying to convince Americans ░░░░░░░░ his economic policies are ░░░░░░░░ off for them at ░░░░░░░░ time when there are ░░░░░░░░ very sour views about ░░░░░░░░ economy SIDNER Numbers say ░░░░░░░░ thing the feelings of ░░░░░░░░ something different Arlette Saenz ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ reporting.”