{"id":1062105,"date":"2021-11-28T14:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T19:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1062105"},"modified":"2021-11-28T14:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T19:29:33","slug":"dana-bash-asks-if-biden-deserves-credit-for-the-positive-parts-of-economy-asa-hutchinson-says-he-deserves-credit-for-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dana-bash-asks-if-biden-deserves-credit-for-the-positive-parts-of-economy-asa-hutchinson-says-he-deserves-credit-for-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Bash Asks If Biden Deserves \u2018Credit For The Positive Parts\u2019 Of Economy, Asa Hutchinson Says He Deserves Credit For Inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdana-bash-asks-if-biden-deserves-credit-for-the-positive-parts-of-economy-asa-hutchinson-says-he-deserves-credit-for-inflation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1062105&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) twice whether he would give President Joe Biden credit for the \u201cgood parts\u201d of the economy \u2014 and both times, Hutchinson said that what Biden truly deserved \u201ccredit\u201d for was inflation and the current supply-chain bottleneck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/republican-gov-says-arkansas-at-pivotal-moment-in-our-race-against-covid-19\/\">Hutchinson<\/a> made a Sunday morning appearance on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d to discuss his state\u2019s vaccination rate and how the economy \u2014 both in Arkansas and across the United States \u2014 was beginning to recover in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Bash began with the question about vaccines, asking whether Arkansas\u2019 status as the 8th lowest in vaccinations nationwide was proof that Hutchinson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/governors-immediately-push-back-on-unconstitutional-biden-plan-will-fight-them-to-the-gates-of-hell\/\">refusal to implement a mandate<\/a> had been the wrong choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it time to acknowledge that your approach isn\u2019t working?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson said no, that he believed the people of Arkansas were responding better to education and facts about both COVID-19 and the available vaccines than they would to a mandate telling them that they had no choice but to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanaBashCNN<\/a> on Arkansas having 8th lowest vaccination rate in the country: \u201cIs it time to acknowledge that your approach isn\u2019t working?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR): \u201cNot at all \u2026 In Arkansas, that information-based education is what is working \u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fV2UatfmUC\">pic.twitter.com\/fV2UatfmUC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1464962625171767297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bash then pivoted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/new-poll-77-of-americans-say-inflation-is-impacting-their-lives-majority-blame-biden\/\">economy<\/a>, saying, \u201cInflation is justifiably getting a lot of attention. People feel it every day in their lives but if you look at the broader economic picture, there are some really positive indicators: new jobless claims are at their lowest level in 52 years, wages, retail sales, overall GDP \u2014 that\u2019s all up. Doesn\u2019t Biden deserve some credit for that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell the inflationary pressures are at his feet and that is the challenge. Much of the supply challenges are at his feet in terms of reducing production domestically and relying more upon international energy for the United States,\u201d Hutchinson replied, adding, \u201cWe have to be energy independent and so, yes, I think that is a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson went on to note that, even though the statewide unemployment rate in Arkansas was just 3.7% \u2014 lower than it was before the pandemic began \u2014 there were still a number of hurdles preventing the overall economy from working the way that it should.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do have to increase our supply chain. We have to increase our worker engagement, and those are critical needs that we have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd does Joe Biden get some credit for the positive parts of the economy that even you say are happening in your state?\u201d Bash pressed again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you\u2019re at the top and you\u2019re in a leadership position and something good happens you can try to take credit for it,\u201d Hutchinson replied, prompting a laugh from Bash. \u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with that but pressures on inflation and on the supply chain particularly energy is something that he needs to correct, and so there\u2019s problems that he needs to address, and we all want to come out of this. He puts it all on COVID and I don\u2019t believe that is the biggest \u2013 well, it is a challenge, but there are other things you could address, such as the inflationary pressures that he can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN anchor Dana Bash asked Governor Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) twice whether he would give President Joe Biden credit for the \u201cgood parts\u201d of the economy \u2014 and both times, Hutchinson said that what Biden truly deserved \u201ccredit\u201d for was inflation and the current supply-chain bottleneck.Hutchinson made a Sunday morning appearance on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d to discuss his state\u2019s vaccination rate and how the economy \u2014 both in Arkansas and across the United States \u2014 was beginning to recover in some areas.Bash began with the question about vaccines, asking whether Arkansas\u2019 status as the 8th lowest in vaccinations nationwide was proof that Hutchinson\u2019s refusal to implement a mandate had been the wrong choice.\u201cIs it time to acknowledge that your approach isn\u2019t working?\u201d she asked.Hutchinson said no, that he believed the people of Arkansas were responding better to education and facts about both COVID-19 and the available vaccines than they would to a mandate telling them that they had no choice but to get the vaccine..@DanaBashCNN on Arkansas having 8th lowest vaccination rate in the country: \u201cIs it time to acknowledge that your approach isn\u2019t working?\u201dGov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR): \u201cNot at all \u2026 In Arkansas, that information-based education is what is working \u2026\u201d pic.twitter.com\/fV2UatfmUC\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) November 28, 2021Bash then pivoted to the economy, saying, \u201cInflation is justifiably getting a lot of attention. People feel it every day in their lives but if you look at the broader economic picture, there are some really positive indicators: new jobless claims are at their lowest level in 52 years, wages, retail sales, overall GDP \u2014 that\u2019s all up. Doesn\u2019t Biden deserve some credit for that?\u201d\u201cWell the inflationary pressures are at his feet and that is the challenge. Much of the supply challenges are at his feet in terms of reducing production domestically and relying more upon international energy for the United States,\u201d Hutchinson replied, adding, \u201cWe have to be energy independent and so, yes, I think that is a challenge.\u201dHutchinson went on to note that, even though the statewide unemployment rate in Arkansas was just 3.7% \u2014 lower than it was before the pandemic began \u2014 there were still a number of hurdles preventing the overall economy from working the way that it should.\u201cWe do have to increase our supply chain. We have to increase our worker engagement, and those are critical needs that we have,\u201d he said.\u201cAnd does Joe Biden get some credit for the positive parts of the economy that even you say are happening in your state?\u201d Bash pressed again.\u201cWhenever you\u2019re at the top and you\u2019re in a leadership position and something good happens you can try to take credit for it,\u201d Hutchinson replied, prompting a laugh from Bash. \u201cI don\u2019t have any problem with that but pressures on inflation and on the supply chain particularly energy is something that he needs to correct, and so there\u2019s problems that he needs to address, and we all want to come out of this. He puts it all on COVID and I don\u2019t believe that is the biggest \u2013 well, it is a challenge, but there are other things you could address, such as the inflationary pressures that he can control.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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