PBS NEWSHOUR: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics.

AMNA NAWAZ, PBS NEWSHOUR: Jonathan, even Republicans I have talked to this week have said, he should not call it a hoax. We have to meet people where their concerns are. Is this sort of a gift to Democrats? JONATHAN CAPEHART, MS NOW: Yes. Yes, it is. I mean, at no point did President Biden say to the American people, it’s a hoax what they’re telling you, you’re doing great. He never said that. What the president is doing is trying to convince people that what is happening to them in the supermarket, wherever they shop, that that’s not happening, that they’re not paying more for what they’re buying for their family than they did a year ago, that they’re not feeling the pain in the pocketbook. And these poll numbers that are out today with the president’s, you said the lowest approval rating on the economy, I always look not just at the overall approval rating, but what’s his approval rating on any issue with Republicans. And in the same poll, his approval rating has gone down nine points since March from 78 percent to 69 percent approval of his handling of the economy. That’s still very high, but it’s a way – it’s a far comedown from where he’s used to having support among Republicans, which is usually high 80s into the 90 percent.

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