The White House is raising eyebrows over its attempt to redefine what a recession is as economists expect negative GDP growth to be revealed later this week.
Panelists on CNN slammed the Biden administration's ongoing effort to redefine what a recession is as incoming GDP numbers may indicate an economic downturn.the Biden administration's
On"The Lead," CNN anchor Kasie Hunt began the discussion by telling the panel she's"struggling" with what the White House is putting out there. "It doesn't really matter what you think," Cillizza said."There is a technical definition, two straight quarters of negative economic growth. They clearly believe that is likely to come to pass later this week. They’re trying to pre-but it."
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