The Continuing Unreality of Bidenomics

The president’s economic claims are chronically at odds with government statistics.

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President Joe Biden speaks at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, N.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Photo: Susan Walsh/Associated Press

A distinctive feature of Joe Biden’s presidency is the frequency with which his economic claims are rebutted by the government’s own statistics. One can find this disturbing or amusing—or perhaps both if one is determined to carry a good mood into the weekend while remaining clear-eyed about the country’s challenges.

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