'You’re f***ing with definitions': Joe Rogan RIPS Biden admin for 'gaslighting' about the economy
On “The Joe Rogan Experience,” popular Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan ripped into the Biden administration for refusing to admit that the economy is in a recession.
Rogan's guest and fellow podcaster Chris Williamson brought up how the Biden administration is saying that the economy is not in a recession after two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, which until "very, very, very recently" was the "accepted definition" of a recession.
\u201c"Hey, you\u2019re f**king with definitions in order to pretend that you\u2019re doing a good job."\n\n@joerogan and @ChrisWillx roast the Biden Admin for trying to change the definition of a recession. \nhttps://t.co/3sRfpI09f1\u201d— Free Speech America (@Free Speech America) 1659540053
“Well, that’s gaslighting,” Rogan responded.
“People would think that it’s trivial because they are talking about this economic downturn, but it’s not trivial because we’ve always used that term ‘recession'. And we’ve always used that term to define whether or not the economic policies that are currently in place, and whether or not the management and the government, has done a good job of making sure that the economy stays in a good place. They definitely haven’t done that. So in order to escape that ... they’re literally changing the definition, which is terrible," he added.
\u201cJoe Rogan reacts to Biden Administration changing the definition of a "recession": "You're f*ucking with definitions in order to pretend that you're doing a good job."\u201d— The Post Millennial (@The Post Millennial) 1659469293
Rogan asserted that the administration's gaslighting “should be pushed back against in a big way. It should be something that people get angry about, like, ‘Hey, you’re f***ing with definitions in order to pretend that you’re doing a good job.''"
Williamson agreed, adding "You don't change reality by changing what those words actually mean. But if you can’t control the economy, you might as well just control the language."
“What a bunch of weasels," Rogan replied.
On “The Rubin Report” Thursday, BlazeTV host Dave Rubin shared highlights from the "The Joe Rogan Experience" episode. Watch the video clip below. Can't watch? Download the podcast here.
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Janet Yellen attempts to redefine recession TWICE in one sentence — even Chuck Todd isn't buying it
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen insisted that the economy is not in a recession — because that word doesn't mean what you think it means. In fact, it doesn't even mean what she said it meant at the beginning of one long, rambling sentence during an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC's “Meet the Press.”
"A common definition of recession is two negative quarters of GDP growth, or at least that's something that's been true in past recessions, when we've seen that there has usually been a recession, and many economists expect second-quarter GDP to be negative, and first-quarter GDP was negative, so we could see that happen, but I do want to emphasize what a recession really means is a broad-based contraction in the economy, and even if that number is negative, we are not in a recession now, and, um, I would, you know, warn that we should be, um, not characterizing that as a recession," Yellen told Todd.
"I understand that, but you're splitting hairs. I mean, if the technical definition is two quarters of contraction, you're saying that's not a recession?" Todd asked.
"That's not the tech-, that's not the technical definition," Yellen insisted. "There's an organization called the National Bureau of Economic Research that looks at a broad range of data in deciding whether or not there is a recession."
"You know when Chuck Todd has to ask a follow-up question, you really stepped in it," said BlazeTV host Dave Rubin in response to Yellen's interview.
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