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Source: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
President Biden admitted on Wednesday that he did not expect the baby formula shortage to become as serious as it is.
The president appeared surprised that the closure of one plant—Abbott Nutrition’s facility in Sturgis, Michigan—could have as big of an impact on the supply nationwide as it has.
“I don’t think anyone anticipated the impact of the shutdown of one facility,” he told reporters.
The president met with baby formula manufacturers to discuss the shortage, which he said will likely last “a couple more months.”
One reporter pressed Biden about why he seemed caught off guard when the CEOs had just said “they understood it would have a very big impact.”
“They did,” Biden replied, “but I didn’t.”