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Psaki Gloats Over Economic Growth Data That Missed Projections

Ben Zeisloft
Psaki Gloats Over Economic Growth Data That Missed Projections
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki lauded President Biden for his purported role in growing second-quarter GDP — even though the American economy missed projections by a large margin.

As The Daily Wire reported on Thursday, data released by the Department of Commerce shows that the annualized GDP growth rate rose to 6.5% between April and June of this year. Although improving from 6.3% in the first quarter of 2021, the rate fell far short of economists’ 8.4% estimate.

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