ItвЂ™s about whatвЂ™s best for the country.вЂќД«iden suggested that heвЂ™s willing to pay a political price as a result, saying his advice to young people interested in public service is, вЂњUnless you know whatвЂ™s worth losing over, donвЂ™t get engaged.вЂќ Biden wants to buck up the national moodДЄfter more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden said the American people are вЂњreally, really down.вЂќ He emphasized that the need for mental health in America вЂњhas skyrocketed because people have seen everything upset.вЂќД«iden maintained that heвЂ™s optimistic about the countryвЂ™s future, and that Americans should feel it too - even as the majority of voters say the country is on the wrong track. Without such action, he said, вЂњI fear what would happen next is youвЂ™d see chaos in Europe.вЂќ He added: вЂњItвЂ™s not about my political survival. efforts to sanction Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, particularly how it would roil the economy. has no choice but to stand up to RussiaД«iden said he didnвЂ™t consider the domestic political impact from U.S.

вЂњIf you want a direct barometer of what people are going to talk about at the kitchen table and the dining room table and whether things are going well, itвЂ™s the cost of food and whatвЂ™s the cost of gasoline at the pump,вЂќ he said.Д«ut while Biden said his message to oil companies was вЂњDonвЂ™t just reward yourselves,вЂќ he has few tools at his disposal to meaningfully bring down prices in the near term. The Democratic president acknowledged that Americans are paying vastly more to put food on their table and fuel in their cars and that it was putting a dent in his approval rating. Takeaways from BidenвЂ™s first news media interview since February: Pain at the pumpД«iden on Thursday blamed gas prices for the nationвЂ™s economic pessimism, saying before prices started rising, вЂњThings were much more, they were much more optimistic.вЂќ WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood and his commitment to standing up to RussiaвЂ™s aggression in Ukraine.

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