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TheHill.com Trump touts surprise job figures: 'These numbers are incredible' By Morgan Chalfant - 06/05/20 09:22 AM EDT 690 24 AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Share to Twitter
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President Trump on Friday celebrated an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate, calling it “incredible” and crediting his administration for the gains.
Trump tweeted repeatedly about the federal jobs report minutes after it was released on Friday, flouting a federal rule stating federal workers should not comment on the jobs report until an hour after the figures have been released. Trump has previously broken with protocol in commenting on the monthly report.
“Really Big Jobs Report. Great going President Trump (kidding but true)!” Trump tweeted Friday morning just after 8:30 a.m., when the numbers were released. “THESE NUMBERS ARE INCREDIBLE! @MariaBartiromo.”
Trump later said he would be holding a news conference on the jobs numbers at the White House at 10 a.m.
The Labor Department released data showing that the U.S. added 2.5 million jobs during the month of May as businesses began to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. The unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent from 14.7 percent in April, coming as a major surprise to economists. Trump’s own White House advisers had previously predicted the unemployment rate could exceed 20 percent during the month of May.
The economy is a key prong of the president’s reelection effort. Trump consistently touted the low unemployment rate before the pandemic hit, and has promised a “transition to greatness” as states loosen restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus.
Trump tweeted Friday that the new jobs report had Democrats “worried again,” suggesting that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden would “kill” the recovery.
Trump has been optimistic about the ability for the U.S. economy to quickly recover as the pandemic eases and his advisers have predicted that the third and fourth quarters will see the U.S. make significant progress in regaining jobs after the coronavirus caused businesses to shut down.
Some economists, however, have described the White House’s predictions as overly optimistic, saying that the U.S. will likely see swift job gains in the summer months but that it will be a long process – potentially years — for the U.S. to return to the level of employment pre-pandemic.
The good news comes at the end of a difficult week for Trump, who has been widely criticized for his handling of demonstrations and protests around the country over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody on Memorial Day.
A series of new polls have also showed Trump trailing Biden nationally and in key swing states.
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A series of new polls have also showed Trump trailing Biden nationally and in key swing states.
Mr Do Nothing allegedly leading vs a proven track record of success incumbent..
I guess “ folks” don’t remember how shovel ready jobs never materialized.
That was another of the promise everything deliver nothing administration that Joey was a big part of...
Who is answering these polls ?
Watching POTUS speaking LIVE, in the Rose Garden, now.
Jobs are back!
In spite of the China Plague!
The parasites and wreckers will have to re-group for a day, and come out with a new narrative.
Do these incredible job numbers include the millions of small business owners that are now bankrupt? Didn’t think so.
Watch for increased rioting/violence this weekend due to this major win for Trump and our country’s path to getting back to economic success.
No one. The Commie media just report what advances the agenda.
The Market thinks so too.
DOW at 27k this am.
You can hear the anger in the writer’s words. The MSM is now huddling on how to “neutralize” this good news for the country.
Yeah, come Sunday wallASS and the rest of the haters will have a new narrative from pelosi describing how it really means nothing. ..yada, yada, yada, ,,,,,,,And Now, lets get back to bashing Trump and the photo op. ......I really hate these people.
So, what’s next?
Military coup?
Something else IS in the works.
Polls at this point in time are practically useless.
Beware of what they show, in that they may be easily manipulated and broadcast for effect and not information.
Let’s take a look at an example.
Let’s say that one question is:
Do you think Trump is handling the COVID-19 crisis properly?
Well, almost guaranteed, 35-40% (or more, usually over-sampled) of the respondents are Democrats and will say NO!
Then, about the same number, 35-40%, of Republicans (Or less, usually UNDER-Sampled) will say YES!
That’s 20-30%, of the remaining people being ‘Independents’ or no party affiliation given. The ‘Mushy Middle’.
Of those, the split will usually be a mirror of the Dem/Rep numbers, and will determine the overall ‘lean’ of the poll.
If the majority of the remaining 20-30% think Trump is NOT DOING ENOUGH, they will say NO and be added to the ‘NO’ votes who think he is doing TOO MUCH!
So polls are typically useless this far out from the General.
Just ask Hilliary.......................
They will scream that an additional 3 million COVID deaths will result from the looters and cry that the we have to close down the country all over again.
Oh oh... Now what are the democrats going to do next!!
While I don’t wish ill health on anyone, I sure wouldn’t complain if 3 million looters and rioters got the virus.
Well thank goodness for them there’s a way to deal with bankruptcy and they can open backup Its unfortunate but the next time these business owners vote they need to remember who they put in office at the local level and who kept them shut down unnecessarily.
Well you’re being nice I wouldn’t care if there was a major gas explosion in the middle of all of them. Lol
No I didn’t say anyone explode anything I said a natural gas explosion . Maybe some cow farts can come along.
Ha haaaa!!! I love how he’s just throwing it in their faces!
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