Fox News’ Harris Faulkner on Monday interrupted former Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy when he tried to promote President Joe Biden’s track record.
Murphy appeared on the show with former Republican Georgia Rep. Doug Collins to discuss Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Collins said Harris and Biden don’t necessarily have to worry about campaigning during the primary season, but “the problem with them is that when you look at the poll numbers, they’re underperforming.” Told.
“Just tell me, Americans don’t care about the poll numbers. They care about the stock market. The stock market is up 11 percent, 12 million new jobs. The fact that there is–” Murphy interrupted, then Harris shut him up.
“Mr. Murphy—” Harris interrupted. Acme, Piggy Wiggly, the one when you’re in line for Safeway. They care about the numbers brought in by the current president like a tax levy at a time when inflation is still high. ” (Related: U.S. Electricity Prices to Rise at Record-Breaking Pace in 2022)
Inflation slowed again in May but is still double the Federal Reserve’s target, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The annualized consumer price index (CPI), which measures the prices of daily commodities such as energy and food, rose 4% in May compared with 4.9% in April, the data showed.
The Fed has raised interest rates 10 times in a row since March 2022 in an effort to bring inflation down to baseline levels. goal of two percent.