White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that “it’s the president’s phrase.” “The MAGA Republicans are counting on you to be as frustrated by the pace of progress, which they’ve done everything they can to slow down, that you will hand power over to them … so they can enact their extreme agenda,” Biden said.īiden’s branding of his opposition as “ultra-MAGA Republicans” - a reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan - has emerged as a White House trope in recent weeks as the White House hopes for a pre-midterms reset for Democrats, who face stiff headwinds heading into the November elections. Frustrated by high prices, by gridlock in Congress, by the time it takes to get anything done. “Look, I know you’ve got to be frustrated,” he said. WATCH: How one Michigan family is trying to stay afloat amid historic inflation Speaking at the White House less than six months before the elections, Biden acknowledged that he could “taste” the country’s dissatisfaction with Washington, particularly over rising prices, but he sought to channel the anger against the GOP. Watch Biden’s remarks in the player above. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned voters unhappy with soaring inflation and his stalled domestic agenda against turning power over to “ultra-MAGA” Republicans in the midterm elections as he increasingly tries to cast f ormer President Donald Trump and his adherents as a political foil.
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