Karine Jean-Pierre steps away from the plate to let a grownup have a try

See? Fluffy little clouds!

When second rate just won’t do, wheel in the cannons

Biden Economic Adviser Jared Bernstein:

"If you look at the strength of the current economy...you would conclude that where we are right now remains solidly within expansion." pic.twitter.com/dHBGWCaRrL

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 18, 2022

REPORTER: "When the gas prices go up, it's got nothing to do with the president. When we see some decline, you want him to get the credit!"

Biden Economic Adviser: "I very much disagree with that framing." pic.twitter.com/07VsduE1JK

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 18, 2022

UPDATE: Oh yeah, I forgot this one. Do you think gibberish is contagious, or was the White House staffed with these people from the start?

Incredible: Bernstein says the White House stopped using the word "transitory" to describe inflation not because it was false, but because "it has to do with the ambiguity about the length of that word." pic.twitter.com/KQDQj22S2F

— John Cooper (@thejcoop) July 18, 2022