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By Christopher Condon and Shannon Pettypiece

June 1, 2018 at 12:48 PM UTC

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June 1, 2018 at 2:42 PM UTC

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President Donald Trump was briefed Thursday night about the monthly employment report issued Friday morning in Washington and signaled in advance that the numbers were going to be favorable, breaking with past practice of presidents who avoided disclosure of market-sensitive information.

“Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning,” the president tweeted at 7:21 a.m. in Washington.