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| Trump welcomes government jobs report he once derided | |
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| US President Donald Trump has hailed the federal government's latest positive job figures, which he once denounced as "phony" and a "joke". | US President Donald Trump has hailed the federal government's latest positive job figures, which he once denounced as "phony" and a "joke". |
| The US economy added 235,000 new jobs in February, Mr Trump's first full month in office. | The US economy added 235,000 new jobs in February, Mr Trump's first full month in office. |
| He retweeted a news report with the caption: "GREAT AGAIN". | He retweeted a news report with the caption: "GREAT AGAIN". |
| During a campaign speech last August, Mr Trump called the Department of Labor numbers one of the "biggest hoaxes in American modern politics". | During a campaign speech last August, Mr Trump called the Department of Labor numbers one of the "biggest hoaxes in American modern politics". |
| Challenged about this contradiction at Friday's daily news briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Mr Trump believes, "they may have been phony in the past but it's very real now." | Challenged about this contradiction at Friday's daily news briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Mr Trump believes, "they may have been phony in the past but it's very real now." |
| The latest figures brought down the US unemployment rate from 4.8% to 4.7%, the report found. | The latest figures brought down the US unemployment rate from 4.8% to 4.7%, the report found. |
| Much of the growth is being attributed by analysts to an unusually clement few weeks, allowing construction projects and hiring to continue uninterrupted. | Much of the growth is being attributed by analysts to an unusually clement few weeks, allowing construction projects and hiring to continue uninterrupted. |
| Last month was the warmest February on record. | |
| Two years ago Mr Trump attacked the official unemployment rate, calling it "such a phony number" and "the biggest joke". | Two years ago Mr Trump attacked the official unemployment rate, calling it "such a phony number" and "the biggest joke". |
| He asserted that some "great economists" estimate the real US jobless rate is as high as 32% or 42%. | He asserted that some "great economists" estimate the real US jobless rate is as high as 32% or 42%. |
| PolitiFact, a fact-checking website, rated this claim as "pants on fire" false. | |
| Mr Trump's US treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said during his confirmation hearing that "the unemployment rate is not real". | Mr Trump's US treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said during his confirmation hearing that "the unemployment rate is not real". |