The president will support the bipartisan Innovation Act, a bill designed to boost US manufacturing and global tech leadership, but his remarks are sure to cover broader issues of the US economy and job growth. Inflation, immigration and the war in Ukraine are plaguing his government, and Biden is seeking to begin his stalled domestic agenda by appearing in Greensboro before heading to Camp David to spend the Easter holidays. The president, however, will board Air Force One soon with more bad news coming to his ears – a new Quinnipiac poll puts Biden’s acceptance rate at just 33%, up from his previous low of January. 54% disapprove of the work he does. Biden has struggled with his domestic agenda: his $ 2 trillion flagship Build Back Better. whose vote would be crucial in the divided 50- 50 chamber. While domestic progress has stalled, inflation has soared to 8.5%, a 41-year high, with analysts saying the president is failing with his messages. That is why he will talk about the bipartisan nature of the innovation act, which has the support of Republicans in both Parliament and the Senate. White House experts are shifting responsibility for the country’s economic woes, including rapid inflation, away from Biden. The annual report of the Financial Advisory Board published this morning states that the war in Ukraine and the climate crisis are contributing. We will have more on that soon. Meanwhile, Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House deputy press secretary, will make the latest update of the week, a so-called gaggle on Air Force One as Biden heads to North Carolina.
