Mr Spinkles
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Great idea. Below is a chart of unemployment. I circled the time Obama took office in the midst of the Great Recession, which began under Bush, and when Obama left office, at which time unemployment was about 4.6% and falling. That's over 95% employment - it's even better now, but that was darn good.I suggest you check Obama's unemployment number before you say how great they were.
Source: Notice: Data not available: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Meanwhile in 2016, as the unemployment rate continued to decline, Trump was lying to his supporters, claiming the unemployment rate was a "hoax" and that real unemployment was as high as +40%. (No, really, he said that.) He doesn't worry so much about the accuracy of the figures these days, though.
Sources:
Donald Trump repeats Pants on Fire claim that unemployment rate could be 42 percent
Donald Trump Calls Unemployment Rate One of the "Biggest Hoaxes in Politics"
By the way - I don't give Obama, or any president, that much credit for how the economy is doing. I just think Trump Lies Matter (hey that would be a good T-shirt actually ...)
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