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  • Why Trump supporters give him a pass on record-high unemployment

    01/18/2024 5:05:54 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 80 replies
    Axios ^ | 01 18 2024 | Emily Peck
    Supporters of former President Donald Trump cite his economic record as a reason to vote for him, but that's a bit puzzling. Why it matters: Trump's economic record is only good if you leave off what happened from March 2020 to the end of his administration. Zoom in: When the pandemic hit, the jobless rate soared to a record 14.8% — a level not seen since the Great Depression. The rate did come down a bit after that, but when Trump left office there were fewer jobs in the country than when he got there — the first time that's...