PBS Reporter Asks Biden How to Counter ‘Lying’ Republicans After Democratic Defeat in Virginia

Biden side-stepped the issue in his response to Alcindor. “I think we should produce for the American people,” he said, before talking about issues including prescription drug prices and daycare.

“People need a little breathing room,” he added. “They’re overwhelmed. And what happened was, I think, we have to just produce results for them to change their standard of living and give them a little more breathing room.”

Persisting, Alcindor repeated the question — and said Republicans were “lying” about the issue, saying, “What’s your message, though, to Democratic voters, especially black voters who see Republicans running on race and education, lying about critical race theory, and they’re worried that Democrats do not have an effective way to push back on that?”