Biden Roasts Marco Rubio For Calling Job Numbers 'Fake': Anything MAGA Doesn't Like 'They Call Fake'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Oct 4th, 2024, 4:10 pm


President Joe Biden surprised the White House Press Corps when he showed up at the daily briefing unannounced on Friday to tout the latest jobs report as well as the thwarted dock strike. He took questions, and his first one had him laughing.

Josh Boak, White House reporter for the Associated Press, got the first question, and it concerned Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) claiming in a post on Twitter/X that the jobs numbers were “fake” because past months had to be revised. (Most jobs reports are revised, including those during former President Donald Trump’s administration.) Biden had a blunt response about the characterization of the numbers:

Boak: Florida Senator Marco Rubio described today’s jobs report as having fake numbers. [Biden laughs] What do you make of that? And how worried are you that many Americans are hearing that the jobs numbers aren’t real?

Biden: Look, I’m going to be very careful here. If you notice anything MAGA Republicans don’t like, they call “fake.” Anything. The job numbers are what the job numbers are. They’re real.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/biden/biden-roasts-marco-rubio-for-calling-job-numbers-fake-anything-maga-doesnt-like-they-call-fake/

[TommieMommy]

1. Thank you President Biden. The truth is the truth 💙 if they like it or not

[Redleg]

2. Our media in action- always with the MAGA framing

MAGA vomits some bullshit talking point and the media always takes a bite, asking Biden and Harris what they make of MAGA's point. I am glad Biden dismissed it with a quick quip.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. In this case

since Rubio was never really associated with the loons like MTG or even his compatriot, Rick Ssssssssssssssscott, this calling out actually smears his "carefully crafted" attempt to appear to be a "normal Republican" versus a foaming-at-the-mouth, CT-spewing MAGat.

[Redleg]

6. That is one thing that makes Rubio so odious and phony

Pretending to be a serious statesman while playing to the right-wing fringe. The media treats him fairly well, so his schtick must be fooling them.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. I was going to post that

Rubio is what Vance will be in another 10 years or so.

ETA - "rising star" Rubio 11 years ago (a couple years older than Vance is now) -

[Talitha]

3. Makes me wonder what Dark Brandon really wanted to say.

[Bayard]

5. Probably--That's bullshit!

[mdbl]

8. So true Joe!