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Karoline Leavitt: “Real wages declined by almost $3,000 under the Biden…”

Featuring: Karoline Leavitt, Republican | White House Press Secretary | National

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Dec. 11, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

Real wages are finally on the rise again and on pace to increase to roughly $1,200 for the average American worker this year. To put that into perspective, Real wages declined by almost $3,000 under the Biden administration. That means Americans right now are on track already to make up one third of the 3,000 in lost wages under Joe Biden. There's much work to do, but this has already been significant progress. (01:29–01:35)

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