Tag: White House

White House Designates Elon Musk ‘Anti-Labor Billionaire’

The administration of President Joe Biden has responded to criticism from Elon Musk, designating the Tesla CEO and prospective Twitter owner as an “anti-labor billionaire” while touting Biden’s ostensible pro-labor credentials. During a recent appearance on the “All-In Podcast,” Musk said that Biden “doesn’t seem to get a lot done,” in contrast to the Trump…


White House Makes Admission About Stock Market

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration is not monitoring the stock market on a regular basis as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 1,100 points Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that “nothing has changed on how we see the stock market,” which is “not something we keep an eye on…


White House Responds After Jeff Bezos Criticizes Biden Over Inflation

The White House on May 16 responded to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after he said that the Biden administration would have contributed to the inflation crisis if it wasn’t blocked by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). “It doesn’t require a huge leap to figure out why one of the wealthiest individuals on Earth opposes an economic…


White House Unveils Plan to Address Housing Supply Shortages

The White House on May 16 released a new plan aimed at increasing the housing supply in America. Pillars of the plan include giving incentives to jurisdictions that allow more dense building, making it easier to build newly manufactured housing units, and exploring ways to lower the cost of items crucial for constructing homes. President…


House Republicans Inquire About Role of White House in Protests at Conservative Justices’ Residences

Two top Republicans in the U.S. House asked for answers from the White House about its role in the protests at the private residences of some conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Friday asked the White House in a letter to: Identify all communications between the Executive…


White House Corrects False Claim About COVID-19 Vaccines

The White House on May 13 corrected its false claim that COVID-19 vaccines weren’t available when President Joe Biden took office but neglected to delete the claim. The White House’s official Twitter account posted the claim earlier in the day, writing that “when President Biden took office, millions were unemployed and there was no vaccine…


Biden May Use Emergency Act to Deal With Baby Formula Shortage: Psaki

The Biden administration is considering using the Defense Production Act to spur the manufacturing of baby formula amid a nationwide shortage of the products, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday. But when she was asked by a reporter about a timeline on if or when the act may be invoked, Psaki said…


Fact Check: White House Makes False Claim COVID Vaccine Wasn’t Available Until Biden

The Biden administration made an erroneous statement on the White House Twitter account on Thursday, which prompted fact-checks. “When President Biden took office, millions were unemployed and there was no vaccine available. In the last 15 months, the economy has created 8.3M jobs and the unemployment rate stands at 3.6 [percent] — the fastest decline…


White House, Senators Have ‘Sympathy’ for Canada’s Position on Line 5, Says Wilkinson

Canada’s natural resources minister says he is hearing “significant sympathy” from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for meetings with lawmakers, Biden administration officials and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. Wilkinson says that while Canada is focused on keeping the cross-border pipeline operating, the government is…


White House Condemns ‘Violence’ Following Protests Outside Supreme Court Justice Homes, Vandalism at Catholic Churches

White House press secretary Jen Psaki made a plea for “peaceful” protests on Monday following a weekend of Catholic churches being vandalized, arson at an anti-abortion group’s headquarters, and pro-choice protestors marching on the homes of Supreme Court justices. In opposition to a draft majority Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade leaked to…