Trump says he saved 51-million jobs in pandemic but economists disagree
White House chief economic adviser says he surmised the figure was all jobs at businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans
27 August 2020 - 15:44
Boston/Washington — Standing before six US flags during a press conference at his country club in Bedminster, New Jersey, President Donald Trump heralded what has become a central plank of his argument for re-election in November: his administration’s handling of the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic
“Through the historic relief package that I signed into law, we saved over 50-million American jobs,” he said in the August 15 remarks. Referring to his Democratic opponents, he said, “They don’t like these kind of numbers because they think it’ll hurt them in the election.”..
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