President Donald Trump sought to shift focus to his strongest campaign pitch Tuesday night: the economy.
The president has steadily polled better on jobs and GDP than on his overall performance in office. And approval of his handling of the economy has only continued to climb,There are plenty of economic talking points for Trump to highlight: The unemployment rate is at its lowest level in 50 years, financial markets are hovering near record highs, and the administration is celebrating back-to-back trade deals with China and North American neighbors.
Claim 2: "Since my election, we have created 7 million new jobs, 5 million more than government experts projected during the previous administration … The average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country.". The labor market has been expanding for a record 111 months. About 6.7 million jobs have been created since Trump took office in 2017, an amount that is solid but not unprecedented.