The White House is downplaying the possible economic repercussions of the dockworkers strike one month before the 2024 election amid polling that indicates the economy is the top concern of many voters.
“We’re going to continue closely monitoring the situation, what this could have, potentially, on the supply chain impacts, assessing ways to address any concerns if necessary,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday.
Jean-Pierre repeated that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have received interagency briefs with assessments that there will be “limited impacts on critical consumer needs at this time, including in the important areas of fuel, food, and medicine,” at least in the short term.
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“He started the supply chain disruption task force very early on to deal
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