OK, so, not true. Biden has repeatedly said his top priority is inflation. Realistically, there's very little he can do about it, or has done to cause it despite Repub's smart (politically motivated) efforts to pin the blame on him. The economy has been doing very well which has caused inflationary pressure. Especially in the area of wage growth due to low unemployment. As for crime, Repubs have once again put the blame on Dems without showing a causal effect between policy and crime rising. They've done so by completely misrepresenting the mainstream position of Dems on funding police, and by conflating the nuanced, dubious efforts in some cities (SF) on decriminalizing minor crime with party policy.
Why is gun violence rising right now?
First, violence in the U.S. has been persistent for years so we’re coming from a very high baseline. Second, COVID-19 has presented major challenges, but it’s important to note that violence, especially gun violence, actually started increasing nationally in 2014. In addition, violence has not increased in most other high-income countries during the pandemic. So it’s not only the pandemic, but our politics, that presents a massive challenge.
American politics is hyperpolarized, and the criminal justice arena is no exception. The public is consistently presented with a false choice between absolutes: it’s all about tough policing and prosecution, or it’s the police and prosecutors who are the problem. It’s #BlackLivesMatter versus #BlueLivesMatter. A few leaders push back on this frame, but this either/or construct is the dominant criminal justice conversation in the country. This us versus them dynamic is profoundly destructive to sound anti-violence efforts because everything we know about violence reduction tells us that we need law enforcement, but we need community and other partners as well. And most importantly, we know that a single approach won’t work—we need everybody to work together. Unfortunately, the current conversation makes such partnerships nearly impossible.
Rising violence in many American cities needs to be faced with constructive, focused policy argues a new report
time.com
Obviously, gun policy has been a Dem focus for decades. Attempts to curb gun violence having been blocked by Repubs who, once again, have used a misrepresentation of policy. In this case, enhanced gun control measures to stoke fear of "they're coming for your guns."