On CNN’s “AC360” broadcast Thursday, CNN political commentator and former Obama adviser Van Jones said the economy is an issue for President Joe Biden where “the physical reality and the emotional reality don’t match.” said. Make people feel good. When food prices stay high and housing prices stay high, people feel like the whole thing is terrible. ”
Jones said, “I think the reality, the practical reality and the emotional reality don’t line up for Biden on a lot of issues. The economy is actually much stronger on paper than people think. The unemployment rate is. It’s going to go down, gas prices are going to be relatively cheap, the stock market is going up, a lot of things are going to get better, people are going to feel better. People feel that the whole thing is terrible. Crime is on the decline again. But there are some sensational examples, so people feel that we are all unsafe. So the emotional reality and reality The realities of the United States are still not on Biden’s side, and getting them in place will be his first task.”
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