Biden Blames Corporate Greed for Driving Higher Prices in the US

President meets with culinary union workers in Las Vegas
Biden says inflation is coming down but more work remains

Joe Biden speaks with members of the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 at the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas on Feb. 5.Photographer: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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By Jordan Fabian and Akayla Gardner

February 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden said corporate greed was contributing to high inflation as he met with union workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s Democratic primary.

Biden visited workers from the Culinary Workers Union on Monday after the labor group reached deals or secured extended negotiations with downtown Las Vegas casinos and hotels, averting a major threatened strike.