Mitt Romney Tells MSNBC There’s ‘No Question’ That ‘The Economy Is Strong’ and ‘Doing Well’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) told MSNBC on Wednesday there was “no question” that the economy under President Joe Biden was “strong” and “doing well.”
After MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle asked Romney during an interview why he was so optimistic about the future of the country, Romney replied, “First of all, America is an extraordinarily resilient country.”
He explained, “We just had this extraordinary pandemic, and yet our economy is strong, low levels of unemployment, it’s extraordinary, and it’s not because the president is pulling all the levers in the right way. No, it’s not. It’s because the American people are fulfilling their dreams.”
“So the economy is strong?” questioned Ruhle.
Romney responded:
Yes, the economy is strong. There’s no question. The economy is doing well and that’s because of the American people. It’s not because of the president or the federal reserve. They can mess things up, but the American people pursuing their dreams is what makes America work. Will we suffer slings and arrows? Yeah. Will we come out the other side? Absolutely.
During the same interview, Romney criticized Biden for allowing the prosecution of President Donald Trump to go forward and claimed he would have “immediately pardoned” Trump were he in Biden’s shoes.
Biden has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike for his handling of the economy and the level of inflation during his first term in the White House.
After Biden boasted this month that the United States currently had “the strongest economy in the world,” CNN chief national correspondent John King warned the president to be “careful” with such remarks.
The View co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin also criticized Biden for dismissing concerns about the economy on Monday.
“He did an interview with Erin Burnett and he said, ‘Actually, you’re better off than you think you are.’ That’s a bad message when people’s grocery prices are up by 30%,” said Griffin. “You’re saying, ‘Believe me rather than what your bank account is telling you.’”
Watch above via MSNBC.
