Biden Touts Economic Efforts, Warns of GOP-Controlled Congress

President Joe Biden gave an address on Friday where he spoke favorably of Democrats’ chances in the upcoming midterm elections and issued a warning of how a Republican-led Congress would handle ongoing economic strain in the country.

Key Quotes: On the upcoming elections, Biden said, “the election is not a referendum. It's a choice. And Republicans criticize my economic record, but look at what I've inherited and what I've done, and look at what they're offering.” Speaking on the economy, Biden said, “we are starting to see some of the good news on the economy. Gas prices are down sharply in 46 of 50 states because of what I’ve been doing. We’re moving in the right direction and there’s more to come. State unemployment today, state unemployment is at all-time lows in 11 states and 17 states have unemployment rates under 3%.”

For Context: FiveThirtyEight (Center Bias) is currently forecasting Democrats as “slightly favored” to win the Senate, and Republicans “favored” to win the House of Representatives.

How the Right Covered it: Right outlets picked apart the President’s stats praising the economy and contrasted them to recent economic reports, which indicate surging inflation rates.

How the Left Covered it: Left outlets focused on the President’s assessment of the midterms, where he voiced optimism for his party, and highlighted his statements alleging Republicans would seek to cut medicare and social security if they gain a majority.