FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs
The White House backtracked this week on claims that President Trump has overseen more job gains among African-Americans than his predecessor, Barack Obama.
by Scott Horsley
Aug 15, 2018
3 minutes
The White House was forced to backtrack this week, after wildly misstating the level of job gains by African-Americans under President Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama.
The false claim came during Tuesday's press briefing, which was dominated by questions about Omarosa Manigault Newman. In her new tell-all book and an accompanying publicity tour, the former reality TV star and presidential assistant has accused Trump of being a racist.
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