Summary
In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and stretched others, mainly repeated claims we’ve heard before:
Biden said he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” But when he took office, the economy had recovered some from its low point earlier in the pandemic.
He repeated the debunked claim that he had “traveled over 17,000 miles” with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Biden referred to the American Jobs Plan creating “millions of jobs” and generating “trillions of dollars in economic growth.” The jobs estimate is accurate, but economic growth projections are mixed.
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February 11, 2021 | 6:20 pm
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, in his first conversation as president with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, spoke of his concern about Chinaâs âcoercive and unfair economic practicesâ as well as human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, according to a White House account of their telephone call.
Mr. Biden also expressed misgivings about the countryâs growing restrictions on political freedoms in Hong Kong and âincreasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan,â in the call, which took place Thursday morning Beijing time.
Mr. Biden, who wished Mr. Xi a happy Lunar New Year, was âcommitted to pursuing practical, results-oriented engagements when it advances the interests of the American people and those of our allies,â the White House said.