WATCH: Biden downplays troubling economic report, focuses on measures to tame inflation

Republicans say Thursday's report showing the economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter is evidence of a "Biden recession." Biden pointed to near-record-low unemployment and signs of continued business investment in the economy.

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