10/20/2020

ECONOMY/JOBS: Donald Trump: “We created the greatest economy in the history of our country. And the other side was trying —“

Lesley Stahl:“You know — you know that’s not true.”

Trump: “It is totally true.”

Stahl: “No.”

Trump: “Best unemployment numbers, best employment numbers. 106 million people working. Highest stock market price. You wouldn’t say that to Biden, what you just said to me if he had it, if he had it, you would never say that to Biden. We had the best stock market price ever. And we’re getting close to that price again. We had the best, everything was the best. Our companies were doing better than they’ve ever done before. You cannot even think about talking about that.”

Stahl: “Well, I don’t, I’m not gonna fact check you. You know, I’m not gonna do that.”

-Donald Trump and Lesley Stahl in an Oct. 20, 2020 interview for 60 Minutes via Factbase, “Leaked Interview: Donald Trump Posts Raw Footage of Interview With Lesley Stahl – October 22, 2020,” factba.se, Oct. 22, 2020