Fact check: 'Record' job gains still leave the U.S. labor market in worse shape than Great Recession.
On the last night of his party’s convention, President Trump bragged about “record” job gains in recent months, but the 9.1 million jobs he touts come with some qualifiers.
The nearly 2 million jobs added in July also represent a sharp slowdown from the almost 5 million jobs added in June. “It still has a long way to go, and risks falling back in as the pandemic continues to rage and causes more layoffs and curtails hiring,” he said.Trump usually includes new material in major speeches. Not tonight.one of the longest convention speeches in modern history.
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