Via @donnabrazile: "America’s greatest presidents were sometimes treated like punching bags in office ... But I expect that, like other great presidents, history will judge him more accurately." thehill.com/opinion/white-… "Biden’s accomplishments include:
Stimulus checks of up to $1,400 for individuals
Creating more than 16 million jobs and cutting the unemployment rate from 6.3 percent when he took office to 4.2 percent in November"

In @TheProspect, @POTUS lays out how and why he threw out the trickle down economic playbook and instead invested in bottom up, middle out economics. prospect.org/economy/2024-1… Core principles:
✅Investing in America
✅Promoting Competition
✅Empowering Workers to Grow the Middle Class
✅Lowering Costs and Helping Small Businesses Thrive

WAPO column: " Biden has presided over not only legislative victories (e.g., the American Rescue Plan, the bipartisan infrastructure deal, the Chips and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act), but also positive results on a whole array of issues." washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… “Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in '23, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward ... Overall violent crime declined an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before. Murders and nonnegligent manslaughter dropped nearly 12%.”

Zakaria in @washingtonpost: On the economy and foreign policy, Biden has notched important wins
The president has been underestimated throughout his political career. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/… The U.S. is now undergoing the largest upgrade of its transportation infrastructure since the 1950s, with more than 56,000 projects already launched. It is seeing a boom in manufacturing investment and employment that reverses a decades-long trend. Green energy is booming, too.

Good policymaking that provides tangible benefits and reduces costs for hardworking Americans happens every day in the Biden-Harris Administration. Here's a lookback at just some of the progress we've made over the past year 🧵: whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl… "The creation of over 14 million jobs, the revival of America’s infrastructure and a manufacturing renaissance, and meaningful wage gains for workers. Inflation has come down two thirds since last summer and consumer confidence is on the rise."

Statement from @POTUS on the tentative agreement between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… "This agreement, including assurances related to artificial intelligence, did not come easily. But its formation is a testament to the power of collective bargaining." @POTUS

Deseret News: What Biden’s Utah Visit Means to UT Veterans deseret.com/opinion/2023/8… “Our leaders have forgotten the debt we owe our service members and allowed our nation’s veterans to slip through the cracks. President Joe Biden is different. Biden understands our sacred obligation to support armed service members, veterans and military families.”

The Reuters report on @VP is silly season material. Here are the facts. @VP has shaped and helped pass historic legislation that is improving lives and lowering costs for working families across the country. @VP is leading the fight against the rollback of women’s rights. Key parts of leg focused on clean water, drought, wildfires, electric vehicles, and environmental justice that the @VP drafted as a Senator were included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the IRA. And she has led efforts to expand broadband and close the digital divide.