{"id":4224,"date":"2026-07-31T23:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2026-07-31T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T23:38:31","slug":"cnn-anchor-stomps-gop-lawmakers-denial-cold-to-his-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=4224","title":{"rendered":"CNN anchor stomps GOP lawmaker\u2019s denial cold \u2014 to his face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CNN guest anchor Pamela Brown could not let U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) try to blame former President Joe Biden for Trump\u2019s bad economy more than a year into Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n

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The interview began with Brown pointing to new CNN polling this week showing 70 percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, and 72 percent disapprove of his handling of the Iran war he unilaterally started.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs he putting your party in a bad position ahead of the midterms?\u201d Brown then asked Baumgartner.<\/p>\n

But the lawmaker wasn\u2019t budging from his talking points, claiming Trump is \u201cputting America on a pathway to very strong economic growth\u201d with the \u201clargest tax reduction in American history.\u201d<\/p>\n

That tax cut Baumgartner is referring to, however, is the controversial and unpopular Big Beautiful Bill set to throw beneficiaries off federal safety nets just after the midterms.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the American people trust President Trump. And I think Republicans are doing a good job. And I think we’re going to do very well in these upcoming elections,\u201d said Baumgartner, in defiance of almost every poll that\u2019s come out in the last 90 days.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut what do you say then, to those Americans who don’t feel that way, because it’s several polls, not just the CNN poll, that showed sentiment among the everyday Americans. \u2026 What do you say to those who aren’t feeling it, who are struggling to get by every day?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you know, it is true that that there was inflation left over from the Biden administration,\u201d Baumgartner. \u201cWe have done a lot in Congress to reduce some of the regulation and impediments to economic growth\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Trump\u2019s economy,\u201d Brown inserted, before Baumgartner droned on with his talking points.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you do agree that this is Trump\u2019s economy, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

At that point Baumgartner attempted to shift gears and claim voters shouldn\u2019t blame presidents for their economy \u2014 despite name-checking Biden for Biden-era inflation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it’s the presidents who always take too much credit and too much blame for the economy. You know, the economy has multiple factors,\u201d Baumgartner quipped.<\/p>\n

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