Biden Mocked by Conservatives for Claiming Airline Junk Fees Target People of Color

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on October 3, 2022.Mary ManleyUnited States President Joe Biden drew criticism from conservatives for a portion of a speech he made on Wednesday which focused on combating inflation and lowering costs for Americans by taking on “junk fees.” On Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revealed a plan to tackle such fees on deposit accounts.Conservatives are blasting Biden after a speech he made on combatting junk fees. The White House announced on Wednesday that they will begin tackling hidden bank fees, hidden charges and added fees on cable bills, as well as junk fees in the airline and hotel industries.During the speech, however, Biden made a comment in which he claimed that for some airlines if “you want six more inches between you and the seat in front, you pay more money. But you don’t know it until you purchase your ticket. Look folks, these are junk fees, they’re unfair, and they hit marginalized Americans the hardest, especially low-income folks and people of color.”“They benefit big corporations, not consumers, not working families,” added the president.Conservative critics of the president took to Twitter to ridicule his statement, with one user writing: “Not sure if he is calling the black population stupid, or poor, or what. But what a generalization, and kind of racist remark.”