AFRICAN AMERICANS/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [1-30-18] delivered his first State of the Union address, and CNN’s Reality Check Team was there to vet his claims.
The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN listened throughout the speech and analyzed key statements, rating them either true, true but misleading, or false…
Black unemployment…
Trump has been touting the fact that black unemployment has fallen to a record low 6.8% in recent weeks.
‘African-American unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded,’ the President said Tuesday.
It’s true that the unemployment rate for African-Americans has never been lower. It’s one of the benefits of the strong job market.
In the past, Trump has falsely taken credit for the stat. The unemployment rate for blacks has been dropping for years, along with the rates for other racial groups.
Plus, black joblessness remains far higher than the rate for whites, which stands at 3.7%.
The President got into a high-profile spat with Jay-Z this past weekend after the rapper told CNN’s Van Jones that just putting money in people’s pockets doesn’t make Trump a good leader.
Trump tweeted the next morning: Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!
Verdict: True.”
-CNN’s Reality Check Team, “CNN’s Reality Check Team vets Trump’s State of the Union,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Jan. 31, 2018 09:46am