President Joe Biden mocked Wall Street concerns over the banking sector during a press conference, telling reporters “we’ve done a pretty damn good job” handling recent bank failures.

On Friday, President Biden held a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after a day of speeches and meetings in Ottawa, and ahead of a state dinner there.

The president was asked to respond to Wall Street concerns about the administration’s response to the collapse of banks like the Silicon Valley Bank and efforts to head off a banking crisis. Biden dismissed those concerns with a wisecrack, and lauded his administration’s performance on the issue:

[POTATUS lives in his own little world. ~ Beege]