If Joe Biden is going to push the idea that raising corporate taxes helps inflation, you would think the new Press Secretary would be ready to back that up.
Well, Peter Doocy threw that exact question at Jean-Pierre during her first day on the job.
It was not pretty.
Silence!
Doocy softened her before the blow.
He stated, āKarine, congratulations, itās nice to see you up there.
Then he hit her, āThe presidentās Twitter account posted the other day if you wanna bring down inflation, letās make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share. How does raising taxes on corporations reduce inflation?ā
When she asked if Doocy was talking about a specific tweet, this is one he citedā¦
You want to bring down inflation?
Letās make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) May 13, 2022
She replied, āLook, we have talked about, um, we have talked about this past year, about making sure that the wealthiest among us are paying their fair share, and that is important to do.
āThat is something the president has been working on every day when we talk about inflation and lowering costs, so itās very important that as weāre seeing costs rise, as weāre talking about how to, you know, build an America thatās equal for everyone and doesnāt leave anyone behind, that is an important part of that as well.ā
As you noticed, she did not actually address the question, which Doocy pointed out.
When he pressed on, Jean-Pierre continued to spew rubbish, stating, āSo I think we encourage those who have done very well, especially those who care about climate change, to support a fairer tax code that doesnāt charge manufacturers workers, cops, builders a higher percentage of their earnings, that the most fortunate people in our nation, and not let that stand in the way of reducing energy costs and fighting an existential problem if you think about it, that is an example. To support basic collective bargaining rights as well.
āBut look, by not, without, having a fairer tax code, which is what Iām talking about, then all, like, manufacture workers, cops, you know, itās not fair for them to have to pay higher taxes than the folks who are not paying taxes at all.ā
Doocy fired right back, āBut what does that have to do with inflation?
āThe President said if you wanna bring down inflation letās make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share.
“Jeff Bezos came out and tweeted about that, he said āthe newly created disinformation board should review this tweet.ā
“Would you be okay with that?ā
Jean-Pierre was clearly flustered, stating, āLook, itās not a huge mystery why one of the wealthiest individuals on earth, right, opposes an economic agenda that is for the middle class, that cuts some of the biggest costs families face, fights inflation for the long haul, right, and thatās what weāre talking about, thatās why weāre talking about lowering inflation here, and adds to the historic deficit reduction the president is achieving by asking the richest taxpayers and corporations to pay their fair share. Thatās what weāre talking about.ā
Again, never answered the question.
Doocy 1, Jean-Pierre 0.
Source: Daily CallerĀ