President makes remark in Associated Press interview as approval ratings dip below 40% in recent public opinion polls
“It’s totally understandable that [people] are worried because they look around and see, ‘My God, everything is changing,’” he said.
Had the US chosen isolationism over internationalism, it could have put the entire liberal world order at risk, opening the door to a wider invasion of Europe, Biden said. The response to Russia also served as a clear warning to China and North Korea, he added.of punishing Russia if it comes at an economic cost to their pocketbook.
Among the proposals he said had enough support in the Senate he named plans to lower the cost of prescription drugs, reduce energy costs, improve supply-chain issues related to semiconductors, and impose a 15% minimum tax on corporations and tax hikes on the “super wealthy”.
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