“CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil said he and his team couldn't find anyone outside of New Hampshire grocery stores who “feel like the economy is good.” reported.
While previewing a CBS News program scheduled to air on Sunday, Dokoupil noted how people are frustrated by rising food prices despite macro signs that the economy is improving. did.
The co-hosts made the claim as President Biden continues to try to tout his economic achievements, also known as “BiDenomics,” in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.
During a conversation with a CBS anchor in his home state of New Hampshire, Dokoupil reported: Even if the big picture numbers are going in the right direction, and even if people's own personal experiences are generally going well, there is a lot of depression. ”
Focusing on the reason, he said: “For example, grocery prices are going up across the board. And I talked to a lot of people outside a grocery store in Derry, New Hampshire, and I couldn't find a single person who felt good about the economy. did not.”
Castor said that negativity is “just human nature,” adding, “Psychologically, if you're going to pay a lot of money for the products you get every week, you're going to go to the store, but it really sticks with you.” , it's really frustrating. It brings you down. People were upset about it.”
He said local residents were frustrated but were surviving despite high prices and were “just getting by.”
“Yes, they're successful. But do they care about the fact that Frozen OJ is up double digits and Friday Steak is up double digits? Absolutely. And that's what people do. “It's really changing the way we look at it,” he declared.
Dokoupil's comments were featured on Sunday's CBS Evening News, which featured footage of him speaking with local residents.
In one interview, Dokoupil spoke to a local woman and tried to reassure her that the government had brought down inflation. The woman laughed and shook her head at the host, to which she replied, “I don't know what notebook they're looking at, but it's not mine.”
She also added that she had to get another job.
Dokoupil spoke with another family and explained that almost all of them work to make ends meet. A young man in the family said: “There are six of us at home. Five of us work. If we went back 30 years, he probably could have covered all his expenses on two incomes.”
