‘Polls Have Been Wrong All Along!’ Biden Pushes Back on Trump Polls In CNN Interview

President Joe Biden pushed back when CNN anchor Erin Burnett asked him about polls showing former President Donald Trump with a significant lead on the economy.

Burnett scored an exclusive interview with the president that aired on Wednesday night’s edition of CNN’s OutFront, during which Burnett asked about the economy issue and whether he’s “running out of time to turn that around?”

Biden pushed back, telling Burnett, “We have already turned it around!” and trashing polls as outmoded and inaccurate:

BURNETT: So, when you talk about the economy, of course, it is by far the most important issue for voters. It’s also true right now, Mr. President, that voters by a wide margin trust Trump more on the economy. They say that in polls.

And part of the reason for that may be the numbers. And you’re aware of many of these, of course. The cost of buying a home in the United States is double what it was, when you look at your monthly costs, from before the pandemic. Real income, when you account for inflation, is actually down since you took office, economic growth last week far short of expectations.

Consumer confidence, maybe no surprise, is near a two-year low. With less than six months to go to Election Day, are you worried that you’re running out of time to turn that around?

BIDEN: We have already turned it around!

Look, look at the Michigan survey, where 65 percent of the American people think they’re in good shape economically. They think the nation’s not in good shape, but they’re personally in good shape.

The polling data has been wrong all along! How many — you guys do a poll at CNN. How many folks you have to call to get one response?

The idea that we’re in a situation where things are so bad, the folks that — I mean, we have created more jobs. We have made — we’re in a situation where people have access to good-paying jobs.

And the last I saw, the combination of the inflation, the cost of inflation and all those things, that’s really worrisome to people, with good reason. That’s why I’m working very hard to bring the cost of rentals down, to increase the number of homes that are available.

But let me say it this way. When I started this administration, people were saying there’s going to be a collapse of the economy. We have the strongest economy in the world. Let me say it again, in the world.

BURNETT: Although GDP last week was far short of expectations.

BIDEN: Oh, it wasn’t — look, GDP’s still growing. Looking at the response of the markets, overwhelmingly positive, overwhelmingly positive.

And one of the reasons why people feel good about it, not being as strong as it was before, is, they believe that the Fed’s going to respond.

BURNETT: They hope they’re going to get a rate cut.

BIDEN: Yes.

Watch above via CNN’s OutFront.