White House Falsely Says Trump Beat Obama on Black Employment

Falsely claims that Obama created only 195,000 jobs for blacks
African-American employment grew by 3 million under Obama

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders falsely claimed Trump beat Obama on black employment.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Toluse Olorunnipa

August 14, 2018 at 9:28 PM UTC

Updated on

August 15, 2018 at 1:34 AM UTC

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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders falsely claimed that President Donald Trump has created three times as many jobs for black workers as his predecessor Barack Obama did during his entire time in office.

Sanders asserted at a White House press briefing Tuesday that Trump had tripled Obama’s eight-year job creation record in just 18 months, quoting numbers that are not even close to accurate.