Former late-night host Conan O’Brien mocked the White House on Wednesday, making a crack about the administration downplaying and denying the economic recession hurting Americans.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen turned heads over the weekend when she denied that the U.S. economy is in a recession, instead saying we’re in a “period of transition in which growth is slowing,” The Daily Wire reported.
“The White House now says it’s only a recession if you see a salamander wearing a top hat,” O’Brien mocked on Wednesday.
The White House now says it’s only a recession if you see a salamander wearing a top hat.
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— Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien) July 27, 2022
Despite the White House denial, the U.S. has suffered two consecutive quarters of negative growth, which most economists widely define as a recession,
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