Biden Ad-Libs Praise for Wall Street But Urges Tax Hikes on Rich
- Unscripted, Biden says ‘good guys and women’ on Wall Street
- Biden seeks to fund massive expansion in social spending
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President Joe Biden spontaneously tempered his criticism of Wall Street during his address to Congress on Wednesday, even as he called for massive tax increases on corporations and the richest Americans.
“Good guys and women on Wall Street,” Biden said. The phrase didn’t appear in a White House transcript of his prepared remarks. He then returned to his script, saying: “But Wall Street didn’t build this country.”