Economics
Trump Basks in the Economy’s Many Bright Spots, and Even a Dim One
- Cites data showing 2.4 million jobs created since election
- ‘We are finally seeing rising wages,’ he says as data disagree
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President Donald Trump basked in the glow of several bright spots in the U.S. economy and even sought credit for a gauge of strong growth that’s still fairly cool: wages.
“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone,” Trump said in his first State of the Union speech Tuesday. “After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.”