Biden: Maybe you can try buying generic groceries

President Joe Biden this week suggested that Americans struggling to afford basic necessities like groceries can switch to off-brand products in order to save money amid record inflation.

The president made the assertion during an interview with Nexstar’s Reshad Hudson on Thursday. Asked by Hudson “what [the White House’s] message” is on sky-high prices on consumer goods including food, Biden said “the price of beef, eggs, etc” is not the “main driver” of food prices, although those goods “are up,” he admitted.

“It’s packaged goods, packaged goods,” he argued. “You’re going to see people not buying Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, you’re going to see them buying other Raisin Bran, which is going to be a dollar cheaper.”