The White House fires back

Biden is in Arizona to visit a Taiwanese-owned chip manufacturing facility and celebrate efforts to fix the supply chain for the key resource. He faced heavy criticism from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and others for his comment, but the White House now argues Biden was only reflecting the views of a majority of Americans.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas

The White House fired back at critics attacking President Joe Biden for saying he had “more important things” to do in Arizona than visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday.

“The President was clear that his top priority is investing in the American economy and in American communities, out-competing China, and bringing back American jobs from overseas. In fact, as news outlets like Fox have run analyses that showed, the economy is the top issue for most Americans. If anyone believes that shouldn’t be the President’s top priority too, they should say that out loud,” a White House spokesman said in recent a statement.

The White House fired back at critics attacking President Joe Biden for claiming he had “more important things” to do than visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday, arguing that the economy is a top priority for Americans.

The White House fired back at critics attacking President Joe Biden for saying he had “more important things” to do in Arizona than visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday.

“The President was clear that his top priority is investing in the American economy and in American communities, out-competing China, and bringing back American jobs from overseas. In fact, as news outlets like Fox have run analyses that showed, the economy is the top issue for most Americans. If anyone believes that shouldn’t be the President’s top priority too, they should say that out loud,” a White House spokesman said in recent a statement.

In a statement, the White House says Biden was simply reflecting how Americans feel about the economy.