Biden. The lead starts right now he has been for monday its accused of avoiding the traditional media, but now President Biden is going one on one in a Cnn Exclusive. What did he tell erin burnett about issue number one for so many . Photos, the economy and the struggle right now for so many americans. The very first Interview Clip is coming right up in the new york hush money coverup kings get cnn is learning about the new strategy by Donald Trumps legal team. In direct response to the testimony from Adult Film Actors And DirectorsStormy Daniels, who returns to the stand tomorrow morning and in what may be the most bizarre report of the week in a week that included kristi noem is bookstore, robert f. Kennedy, city junior, is acknowledging brain worm and im not talking figurative brain worms. I mean, he literally said a worm eight part of his brain died in his nahyan welcome to the lee. And im jake tapper were gonna start today with the Cnn Exclusive interview with president joe biden, the commander in chief, just spoke with cnns. Erin burnett, and the crucial battleground state of wisconsin, you might remember the Badger State Serving as a key part of the blue wall that collapsed in 2016, sending donald trump to the white house and was rebuilt by democrats in 2020 sending joe biden there today, the president is back in wisconsin for the fourth time. This youre trying to pitch his economic policies while also taking direct aim at the Presumptive Republican nominee, donald trump, Biden Standing in Racine County this afternoon to announce a 3. 3 billion Dollar Investment from microsoft to build a new Artificial Intelligence facility. The location, interestingly, is the exact same site where in 2018, then President Trump broke ground on fox com, which was supposed to be a significant project and Electronics Factory that sadly largely failed to materialize. But despite President Bidens optimism on the economy, polls consistently show americans disapprove of his handling of it. And that is where cnns, erin burnett began so when you talk about the economy, of course, it is by far the most important issue for voters. Its 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, maybe the numbers and youre aware of many of these, of course, the cost of buying 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, farm are short of expectations consumer confidence, maybe no surprise is near a twoyear low with less than six months to go to election day. Are you worried that youre running out of time to turn that around weve already turned it around. Look look at the Michigan Survey for 65 American People think theyre in good shape economically, i think the nations not a good shape. There, personally good shape. The polling data has been wrong all along how many you guys do a poll . Cnn, how many folks you have to call to get one response the idea that were in a situation where things are so bad. A folk that weve created more jobs, weve made, were 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, all the things thats really worse than two people with good reason. Thats why im working very hard to bring the cost of reynolds down to increase the number of homes that are available what of them, but let me say it this way. When i started this Administration People were saying are going to be a collapsing the economy. We have the strongest economy in the world let me say it again. In the world, although gdp last week was far short of expectations, oh, wasnt looked, gdp is still look at the response to the markets overwhelmingly positive. Were womanly positive and one of the reasons why people feel good about it, not being a strong as it was before is they believe that the fenves got respond. They hope theyre gonna get rid cut. Yeah, well, so what i mean, no president has had the run. Weve had in terms of creating jobs and bringing down inflation was 9 when i can do office, 9 . But it looked, people have a right to be concerned ordinary people. The idea that youre, your bonds, a check and you get 130 fee for both and check. My chase you cant. Charge more than eight bucks. Or your credit card. You dont youre late payment 35. I mean, theres corporate greed going on up there. And its got to be dealt with erin burnett also press President Biden on many other topics, including donald trump, the israel hamas war, and much more you can watch her full Exclusive Interview with President Biden on erin Burnett Outfront. Its tonight at 7 00 p. M. Eastern only here on cnn. Lets discuss this. Cnns john king is with u. S. Also meghan hayes, the former white house director of messaging and planning under president by john, let me start with you. Your reaction to President Biden hhs economic pitch there. Hes right on the numbers about the economic turnaround, but he is on very dangerous ground. Jake, i would say he risks offending get my language. I would say he risked off some of the voters ive talked to in my travels over the last six or seven months because they dont feel it. And so when he said at the top of that, we have turned it around. And he said in the middle of that, the polls are wrong. Trust me from my travels, we have a vote, a group in milwaukee just north of where the president was today. And when we visited, then there used to be a lot of factories hes in their neighborhood. Those factories are gone. Theyve dealing with covid, theyre dealing with inflation. They talk a lot about the cost of living in the cost of groceries just last week, i was in michigan talking to auto workers, auto workers who are prepared to vote for President Biden. They believe hes the most pro Union President , but even they, theyve seen beleaguered when they talk about the cost of groceries and how hard it is, and they cant move out of their house because they want to upgrade, but they cant afford a newer house, a bigger house right now because of mortgage rates. So this statistics backup the president s argument that economy is much better and is growing and is strong, the strongest in the world. He is correct, however voters dont feel that way, and voters dont like being told theyre wrong and megan, cnns jeffs a. Just spoke with some wisconsin voters about the economy. I want to play what we heard from mr. Tom ober house is family owns a farm in southern wisconsin the Inflation Thing is just wild. And neil were told by the government that, oh, seven or 8 inflation or whatnot we were filling more like its 25 inflation you heat your paycheck and it looks good. But then when you pay them bills awda cycle, wow, its all gone or id. So you help Craft Messaging at the white house how can President Biden convince voters that the economy is much better than their lived experience. I think doing things like he did today. He helped microsoft and invest in racing. They created 3,000 jobs. Thats the kind of thing and investing in in these communities, its going to bring more jobs, better paying jobs, and more skills to communities that will give them more money in their paychecks. I also think hes working on junk fees like you mentioned, and hes working on Different Things to bring prices down, but he still has a ways to go. He needs to continue to bring gas prices down the summer months are gonna be very telling for that, but gas prices i need to come down. But the other thing is he needs to continue to draw the contrast with President Trump. Todays event with a perfect example of that, this is President Trump was their six years ago, and the company pulled out and let the Community Just in parallel, large and then here comes president or President Biden, excuse me, to break, to invest in this community, to bring in more jobs. So continuing to draw that contrast is also helpful for him and john President Biden me to stop at a Community Center and were seeing today to meet with black voters obviously a crucial if not v, crucial part of his coalition, you met with black voters and wisconsin late last year. What was their message for President Biden . They want to see more of him. They want to see more of the vice president. They just feel that washington is not paying attention to their concerns that washington does not understand their concerns, that washington does not understand. Jake. We both live in washington. People have washington tend to make pretty good money. Yeah, Grocery Costs are higher. But does the president shoppers on groceries . Im not beating up on President Biden here. Thats the Perception Voters have that they dont understand u. S. Meghan just made i think a fascinating point in an area where the president can make inroads, making the point that trump talks. I do. Trump talked about infrastructure week ad nauseum. Biden did pass a historic bipartisan infrastructure law, and that will create jobs and it will create roads and bridges. Todays announcement in a place where trump promised didnt deliver for biden says these promising, those auto workers i talked to, they remember President Trump promising to keep an ohio plant open. He didnt follow through and biden did help keep illinois plant open. So there are opportunities there in the contrast with trump, the problem for the president is people dont see it. They dont feel it. If hes going to do it, he better do a lot of it. Youve got to be out on the road lets just today, but a lot. So megan, theres a new a quick poll out or wisconsin today, if finds by the leading trump 52, 44, we should note other recent polling and wisconsin has found a much tighter race than that. And i think its fair to say its a toss up in the Battleground States as of now meanwhile, donald trump is spending his days in court. Hes facing at a criminal charges in four Different CasesPresident Biden says hes a threat to democracy. January 6 happened. We have all these embarrassing details, Stormy Daniels and the prosecutor is going why are the poll so close if he is so awful . As democrats depict him . I think that no ones paying attention needs swing voters in these swing states are not paying attention and theyll start paying attention late september, early october. These are based voters that are paying attention right now. And so thats, those are the people who are in these polls. And i think when it comes down to the swing states in these boats that matter come october and when people have to make a decision in november, i think thats when the please salacious detail to this trial and mailed really start to look at whos gonna do better for them if its going to be real acting President Biden or President Trump, john, how complicated is bidens path to reelection . If he does not win wisconsin this november if youre not winning wisconsin, that means youre probably struggling in michigan as well. And it means youre most likely struggling if not losing your home state, the commonwealth of pennsylvania, those three all the other column, the blue wall states that trump flipped read biden, flip them back. They will be obviously georgia, arizona as well. In nevada. But those three Big Industrial midwest states, where the economic argument is going to itd be the key are absolutely critical to the president s path. The question is, can he turn around perceptions . And it looked at the Democratic Coalition is a lot more complicated than the republican coalition. And right now, to megans point, take their names out of it right now, voters are looking at the stair state of their life and they want change. They want something different. Brightens challenge is to make the contrast with trump to say, you dont want that, you may want changing my feet mad at me about some things, but you dont want that. He hasnt made that argument yet in part because we have six months. And in part because i agree with mega to the point where and asked by the pollsters now theyre mainly asking about this is your incumbent. Do you want change the answer today is yes. Thats a challenge for the president the question that tell tell a question. Ronald reagan has to be better off than you were four years ago, four years ago. Where at the very beginning of covid, it was horrible, horrible time. And obviously the economy was tanking. There is a reluctance. It seems on behalf of the Biden Harris Reelection Campaign to talk about that though. Is that because of covid and what a horrible thing it was and how obviously it wasnt Donald Trumps fault that covid happened, et cetera i mean, what is what is the reluctance . I cant see for why the campaign as i want, speak to that directly, but i do think that there is you can speak on the president s accomplishments in office as the president. And i think those are much more compelling arguments to make to folks moving then taking them back into the past, we want to continue to move forward. We want to continue to bring to eliminate Student Loans for people to bring down junk fees, to bring down some of these things that are really impacting people in their pocket book. And i think looking backwards isnt helpful. And so focusing on his accomplishments and how those are going to move forward. 4d is whats going to be a winning strategy. All right, megan and john king, thanks to both you. John will be back in just a few minutes with his all over the map series is time revisiting Younger Voters that he first met five months ago in michigan. Here, what they think about the race today, some of them are changing their minds, but first why Stormy Daniels back on the Witness Stand Tomorrow has Donald Trumps defense team rethinking their legal strategy . What are they going to do tomorrow . Stay with u. 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