Members of President Joe Biden's hometown have contradicted the president's recent claim about the economy.
This is according to a new report from Fox News Digital.
Before we get to what the residents of Biden's hometown - Scranton, Pennsylvania - had to say, we will look at Biden's statement - the one that some of the residents have contradicted.
It was one of Biden's latest attempts to convince the American people that, despite what they may be seeing in their day-to-day lives, the U.S. economy is not doing as badly as they might think.
According to the Washington Examiner, Biden first made the statement in November, during a speech that he gave to the United Auto Workers at the Community Building Complex in Illinois.
There, Biden said:
I don’t look at the economy through the eyes of Wall Street and Park Avenue. I look at it through the eyes of the people I grew up with in Scranton, Pennsylvania or Claymont, Delaware
Apparently, Biden - or Biden's handlers - thought that this was a pretty good line because, on Nov. 13, it was posted to Biden's official X account.
"I don’t look at the economy through the eyes of Wall Street and Park Avenue. I look at it through the eyes of the people I grew up with in Scranton, Pennsylvania or Claymont, Delaware," Biden wrote.
I don’t look at the economy through the eyes of Wall Street and Park Avenue.
I look at it through the eyes of the people I grew up with in Scranton, Pennsylvania or Claymont, Delaware.
— President Biden (@POTUS) November 13, 2023
Fox essentially decided to fill in the blank by going to Biden's hometown and asking residents how it is that they view the economy. Suffice it to say that many do not have a positive view of the direction that the economy has taken under Biden's leadership.
Scranton resident Robert Jones told Fox News Digital:
This economy sucks. I mean, everything's going up except paychecks. I just think the economy sucks ever since Biden got in.
Jones went on to refer to Biden as the "worst president we ever had.
Another resident, named Kevin - who described himself as a "registered Democrat" who is "not happy - told the outlet:
I don't think any of them see through the eyes of the people. I think all of them see it through the eyes of Washington. [The economy] has gotten worse."
We, of course, do not know what percentage of Scranton residents take the view of Robert and Kevin. But, it is safe to say that, contrary to what Biden tried to claim, many residents in his hometown do not believe the economy is doing well, which is in line with national polling.
