For starters, this time last year, we couldn’t even gather with our family members because of Donald Trump’s botched COVID response: 

Vox: “Thanksgiving 2020 couldn’t come at a more dangerous time, or pose more serious risks for coronavirus spread.”

CNN: “Now, as Thanksgiving quickly approaches, health experts are worried holiday gatherings — even if they are not large in size — could result in massive spreading nationwide.”

New York Times: “C.D.C. Pleads With Americans to Stay Home on Thanksgiving”

We also had record-breaking lines at food banks as millions of families faced food scarcity, thanks again to Donald Trump’s botched COVID response: 

Fox News: “Food bank lines build before Thanksgiving as more Americans go hungry”

The Hill: “Long lines form at food banks across country ahead of Thanksgiving”

CBS News: “Thousands in Texas line up in cars to receive food before Thanksgiving”

So as Republicans continue to run their mouths and fearmonger about Thanksgiving under President Biden, let’s take a look to see what things ACTUALLY look like:

Bloomberg: “U.S. consumer confidence rose in October for the first time in four months as concerns around the delta variant eased…Consumers were more optimistic about their future income and job prospects.”

Reuters: “U.S. weekly jobless claims hit 19-month low as labor market tightens”

Census Bureau: “Three in 10 families that received monthly Advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments spent them on kids’ school expenses, and 1 in 4 families with young children used them to cover child care costs, according to new results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS).”