boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

all republican candidates need to say-- Jobless rate 49 year low stock market at all time high. If you want more of this v**e Replican. if less v**e democrat. As George HW Bush said "its the economy stupid"

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

By Brooks Jackson

Posted on January 19, 2018 | Corrected on May 16, 2018

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Summary
Now that President Donald Trump has been in office for one day shy of a full year, it’s time to take a look at how well his boasts — and his critics’ complaints — stack up against hard data.

Here we offer key measures of what has happened since Trump was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, according to the most up-to-date and reliable statistical sources available. Some highlights:

Employment growth slowed by 12 percent. Nevertheless, the unemployment rate kept dropping, reaching a 17-year low. The number of job vacancies rose, also to a nearly 17-year record.
Economic growth picked up to a 3.2 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter from 1.5 percent for all of 2016.
The number of people caught trying to cross the border with Mexico fell by nearly half.
The number of refugee admissions fell by 70 percent.
Restrictions in the federal regulatory rulebook continued to grow, but at less than half the pace during the two previous administrations.
The number of coal mining jobs, which Trump promised to bring back, went up by only 500. Manufacturing jobs grew just a bit faster than total employment.
Real weekly wages rose 1.1 percent. Corporate profits and stock prices hit new records.
The number of people without health insurance went up — by 200,000 according to a government survey, and by 3.2 million according to a more recent Gallup poll.
The U.S. trade deficit that Trump promised to bring down grew instead, getting 11.5 percent larger.
The number of people on food stamps, which Trump wants to cut, grew by nearly 3 million.
The federal debt rose nearly 3 percent; projected annual deficits worsened.
T***p w*n confirmation for a dozen federal appeals court judges — quadruple the number Obama put on the bench during his first year.
The U.S. image abroad took a hit. The number of foreigners telling pollsters they have a favorable view of the USA fell nearly everywhere. The only big gain was in Russia.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

The Trumpetes do enjoy their Kool-Aid. Reality, not so much.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

You are missing the point. unemployment is at a 49 year low, and stock market at an all time high. While all the other things m ay be true, so are the points mentioned. They would meke good e******n points

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

17 year low, but who's counting

Doubt it's a good campaign point. Those against Trump have as many reasons as they care to consider. Those who support Trump consider facts to be highly overrated.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

Democrat politicians are of course never liars

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Someone may have said that, but I can't imagine who. I've never said that. I do wish it were true. I am sure there has never been a Democrat, politician or not, who lied as much as Trump. Actually I don't believe there has ever been a Republican who lied as much as Trump either.

I don't understand what your post has to do with my post you were responding to.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

If you were simply stating a fact with no political intonations, that would be fine. The fact that your supposed intent was to applaud Trump, the thought could be that he kept the trend going and there is evidence to support that.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Your lying again, but we’re used to it.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

What in your august opinion is the reality?

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Well I can only surmise DaveO believes reality is wh**ever Rachel tells him it is.