Staff Reports
President Joe Biden made his mark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spotlighting his economic strategies as a driving force for small businesses in minority neighborhoods. Stepping into the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, he hailed black-owned small businesses as pivotal "engines and the glue" upholding local communities.
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— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 21, 2023
Highlighting a surge in black business ownership—a purported record-breaking 15 million applications filed since his 2021 inauguration—Biden's team clarifies the figure at 14 million, leaving room for debate: typo or exaggeration?
Branding his economic vision as "Bidenomics," the President advocated for an economy constructed from the middle and bottom, dismissing the "trickle-down economics" of his predecessor, Donald Trump. However, while he painted a contrasting picture, public opinion polls, with an economic approval rating at a mere 37%, paint a different reality, nearly four points lower than his overall rating.
True to form, Biden pointed fingers at Republicans, attributing setbacks to their opposition. Administration officials lamented the perceived obstructionism in Congress, citing unanimous Republican rejection of the American Rescue Plan, including Wisconsin's Senator Ron Johnson.
Biden's Milwaukee rally showcased ambitious claims and finger-pointing, but with a divergence between economic approval ratings and a habit of fault-finding, winning over voters might prove challenging. Talk is one thing, but delivering on promises remains the true test—only time will reveal the outcome.
