Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., told Newsmax Thursday that President Joe Biden is touting the newly released gross domestic product (GDP) numbers as a positive development while Americans are struggling and “can’t afford anything.”
In a new report out Thursday from the Commerce Department, the GDP — the economy’s total output of goods and services — slowed sharply from its 3.4% growth rate in the final three months of 2023 to a 1.6% annual pace in the first quarter.
“[H]e’s going to say that the economy is great,” Perry said during an appearance on Newsmax’s “Carl Higbie FRONTLINE.” “You should disregard the fact that you can’t afford your credit card bills, that you’re paying for your groceries on your credit card and you can’t afford the groceries or the credit card bill. You can’t afford gasoline — approaching $4 a gallon where I live. You can’t afford day care. You can’t afford anything. You should disregard that.
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