Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and NBC host Kristen Welker clashed Sunday over President Joe Biden's performance on the issues that matter most to voters, with Welker criticizing low voter sentiment toward the president. He frequently pointed out that.
Klobuchar appeared on “Meet the Press” to discuss her endorsement. Biden is the Democratic nominee. The exchange was preceded by growing concerns about the president's mental health following the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report in early February.Mr. Welker began pressing the senator about the current state of his constituents. unhappy He asked about the state of the economy and whether it was time for Biden to “pass the torch” to the next election. (Related: 'Fantasyland': Newt Gingrich details 'big problem' with Democratic voters, criticizes Newsom's attempts to save Biden)
“You cite numbers about the economy, but you say the majority of Americans don't feel real when it comes to the economy, so let me add here. It's not resonating with voters. Why do you think that is? – You obviously ran against President Biden in 2020, and he essentially built a bridge to the next generation. We promised to build it. Do you think it's time to pass the torch?'' Welker asked.
Klobuchar said she supports Biden not only because of his personality, but also because she believes he is “leading the way in reducing costs.” But Welker quickly interjected, stressing that voters are “not feeling” the impact of the “numbers” Democratic senators were discussing.
“Again, I believe in President Biden because I believe he is a good and moral person who has the support of the people of this country.The examples I cited are: Because people have sided with them time and time again throughout the election” naysayers and the like. That's why I'm proud to endorse Joe Biden for President. When it comes to challenges, the challenges are real and that's why not only President Biden, but many of us in the Senate, have led the way in cutting costs,” Klobuchar said before Welker interrupted.
“But voters aren't feeling it, Senator. Voters say they aren't feeling it. Why?” Welker asked. “They don't feel the impact, the numbers, the numbers that you're talking about. When they go to the supermarket to buy groceries, they don't feel it in their wallet. Why? And… Do you think he has time to reverse this? He's getting poor marks on important economic points.”
Klobuchar disputed Welker's claims by citing “numbers” she believes are impacting Americans, including insulin prices and infrastructure projects. The Democratic senator later criticized Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump over comments he made about Russian President Vladimir Putin at a campaign rally last weekend.
“Well, there are a lot of challenges ahead of us and people need to decide whether they want to go back to that mess or whether they want to look to people who have evidence of actually working to reduce costs. If you want to talk about numbers and polls and people's feelings, let me give you some numbers: $35 a month, which is going to increase the price of insulin not only for seniors but actually for everyone else. , the price is also being announced. The second is 3.4 million, which is the number of veterans saved by incurring toxic burns. 40,000 is the number, but this is the bridge from Minnesota to Wisconsin. and infrastructure projects that are being funded and completed right now as we speak,” Klobuchar said.
“So there's a point to be made…As the president said, he's not running against the Almighty. He's running against Donald Trump. Voters are running against Donald Trump. Independents and moderate Republicans believe in democracy and believe in tyrants, in contrast to Donald Trump, who said literally a week ago that Vladimir Putin could do anything. We want to support someone like Vladimir Putin, who has led the world against the United States.”
According to one report, Democrats are growing concerned about Biden's low poll numbers as the president's approval rating soars to an all-time low of 37%. Recent NBC News national poll. The poll also found that the president trails Trump by more than 20 points on who will do a better job of handling the economy, and by more than 30 points on his handling of the immigration and border crisis.
