President Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on March 24. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow April 5 at 10:24 AM By now, President Trump has said it so many times that fact-checkers have rebuttals at the ready before he's finished his sentence.
This argument nonetheless remains a cornerstone of Trump’s political pitch to black Americans — along with the prison overhaul legislation he signed and his support from Kanye West — in part because his administration has otherwise been heavily focused on delivering for his mostly white base. In recent months, it’s worth noting, that argument about how the economy is delivering for black Americans has gotten noticeably wobblier, a fact reinforced by new jobs data released Friday morning.
Again, there’s good news elsewhere. There are more white Americans than Hispanic Americans, for example, so as a percentage of the workforce, the growth in employment among Hispanic Americans really stands out. But from November 2014 to January 2017, the number of employed black Americans rose 8.1 percent. From January 2017 to March, the increase was 3.4 percent — thanks to the recent decline.
U wish! Not hardly!
realDonaldTrump 'Getting' wobbly? What was it up until now?
Not from where blacks are coming from.
Yea, look at the economy. People are working paycheck to paycheck and many are working two jobs to make ends meet. This asshole administration wants to freeze/lower minimum wages and change labor laws to benefit corps. Screw that ...the economic inequity is unsustainable!
Really? Unemployment numbers look pretty good. You better hope economy tanks or you’ll be getting 4MOREYEARS!
EndTheBias
Only to you comrade
OUTRIGHT LIE!
Because so many of them are already working and getting ahead?
You should be talking about how well the economy is doing and the fact that black unemployment is the lowest in history. Quit spinning everything and lying about what is really going on. The economy is not getting wobbly. The facts please!
Dedicated to all the black journalists the Washington Post and other newspapers have laid off.
Trump is so delusional, why all the lying
Why do so many pictures of Trump look like he's trying to prove he doesn't have his thumb up his arse.
Bigly wobbly
How about the democrats decades old sales pitches? How's that been working out? Same complaints today as 20 or 30 years ago even after Obama who did nothing for the country or black voters.
What isn't in your article is that Black unemployment was upwards of 15% before realDonaldTrump. He still cut it in half. Now go drum up some more lies WAPO swampers!
Oh, so your argument is a mere 1% change in Black unemployment? I will tell you what's getting 'wobbly', it the lame attacks on realDonaldTrump from the likes of your publication and the rest of the mainstream media.
Haha...not really. Economy is BOOMING
Minority unemployment is extremely low. Why is this a bad thing to leftists and leftists media? Rhetorical question. I know why.
moving the goalposts huh?
Bad timing the numbers today show slight wage improvement jobs and an imminent China agreement which will accelerate growth and economic activity. China will go on a spending boom, only 'I want to smell you' Chump Jeff Bezos got poorer to the tune of 36B. Post might close now
Republicans have done a horrible job at attracting conservative black voters. Republicans need black voters more than black voters need Republicans. Time for a change is today, not tommorow. Black voters I've spoken to want another option, but don't feel welcome in the GOP.
Yeah, not resulting in the kind of material benefit that middle-class folks can relate to. When you disaggregate the data, the overwhelming beneficiaries of the tax cuts, Dow surges and even lower unemployment has not been the demographic the WH touts. At a grassroots level-same
“Getting”?!
Plenty of jobs available. They just need to be weaned off of Government help..
'getting' , 'a bit'
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WaPo insists Roma was built in a day.
THE ONLY THING THAT IS WOBBLY IS THE WASHINGTON POST'S PROTESTATIONS THAT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN PREFERENTIAL, OR BIASED.
prefers welfare. How horrible of a human must you be to desire fewer jobs for minorities? Every democrat wishes the economy was worse. Since it isn't and they cannot cannot justify increases in welfare they are promising handouts called 'reparations'.
18 % + in Chicago.
Right...lowest unemployment for blacks is wobbly? I don’t think so
Maybe you missed the report showing unemployment claims just hit a 49 year low..lowest since 1969 when our population was 120 million lower. Thank you,Trump administration.
The economy is really fucking wobbly for the vast, vast majority of Americans. Plus, most African-Americans know that realDonaldTrump is a lying racist.
The only thing getting wobbly is grip on reality.
LOL Wobbly Clearly y’all trying to remix this: Wobble Baby, wobble baby….
And what’s wrong with that now ? NOT just the economy , the law and order situation is better now .. and don’t forget the Criminal reforms ACT ... TDS .. MuellerDUD explodin on wapo has done a number on their insanity !
Cuz...on my daily drive I interview “blacks” about the topic. It’s easy to use a number when you know it won’t be checked out, or can’t be by you. ALWAYS look deeper, farther, at VARIOUS publications. Educate yourself.
Why does he need to 'pitch' black voters? They are Americans like anyone else. you dividing people up into racial groups is RACISM. I think having a good economy and a mild prison reform is already more than Obama has done for them, but keep trying. Journalism is dead.
The approval rating of US President Donald Trump dropped to 40%, which is a record low. On this February 7 to a survey of the company Morning Consult.
He has done more for our minorities than any other sitting President. I've not seen the Democrats this mad since the Republicans took their slavery away!
Journos praying for a bad economy not realizing they’d be the first ones without a job, classic journos
Please Do Not Pigeon Hole Black population as Democrats! They are smarter than that!!!
'Wobbly' like record low unemployment? More 'wobbly', less 'fake news' please!
ROTFLMAO. guess WAPO thinks blacks are so dumb they can't see how well the economy is doing or how many jobs have been created.
Trump has very little to nothing to do with the economy. When it tanks, will he claim 'credit' for that, too?
You mean the stock market? but it does that all the fuck'n time. Look at the average wage going up, unemployment is super low over every race, job participation (if you like that metric more) is SUPER healthy. Stop being fake fucking news for a day, that is my challenge to you
Stagnated due to a 50 year low in unemployment.
What ever happened to, 'Whaddya got to lose?' being screamed?
Trump's support dropped to 40% This is the lowest figure.
Propaganda
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