- April 5, 2022
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Economy
By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
President Joe Biden on Monday thanked the nation’s truckers for keeping the economy going as he touted his efforts to strengthen the supply chain amid shortages.
Speaking in front of three 18-wheelers parked on the South Lawn of the White House, the president said he wished he could drive one of these ‘suckers’ and recounted meeting his first female trucker – Big Momma.
He told the crowd of truck drivers, union representatives and labor leaders that he wanted to ‘thank you all to keep what you’re doing to keep America moving because that’s literally what you’re doing.’
‘You all quit everything comes to a halt,’ he said of truck drivers.
The president, who calls himself a ‘car guy,’ spoke wistfully of the trucks behind him.
‘I thought I was gonna get to drive one of these suckers today,’ he said.
He did stop and climb up on the stair of one of the trucks to peek inside…
