POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing

May 31, 2022: Inside Biden’s June pivot to the economy

Episode Summary

The Biden White House is rolling out a new monthlong economic campaign today to try to “communicate on our accomplishments to date on the economy,” according to a White House official. But Biden’s desire to turn June into an inflection point for his trajectory has some serious challenges.

Episode Notes

The Biden White House is rolling out a new monthlong economic campaign today to try to “communicate on our accomplishments to date on the economy,” according to a White House official.

President Joe Biden's kicked off the effort with a WSJ op-ed that posted Monday evening, in which he boasted that his “administration’s economic and vaccination plans helped achieve the most robust recovery in modern history.”

But Biden’s desire to turn June into an inflection point for his trajectory has some serious challenges.

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