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>> it is amazing. >> president trump is a tremendous salesman. consumer confidence spiked 16 points in the last year. he is great at selling the economy. the issue is giving credit where credit is due. >> right. >> so if you want to take african-american unemployment for a moment, you're right, factually, it is at a low. >> do we have the big chart we've been showing about the decline in -- let's put it on to illustrate your point. it is great it is low. >> it is at a low. let's celebrate that. but it is an absolute lie to say they were living in a disaster scenario a year ago. >> right. >> an...

I think the president should do these. here's the interesting thing. what jan talked about, if the unemployment rate was 16.8%, all the blame would be cast upon this president. and we know every single president deserves the credit when credit is due. they get the credit and the blame. so this happened under president trump's watch and it is part of what he has done as president and his policy. it's going to increase and continue when it comes to february when we see more and more of these tax benefits and tax relief. >>en don't forget this president also would say the unemployment rate number...

Faith, freedom and equal opportunity or at the heart of dr. king's vision for his fellow americans and fellow black americans. and today, who was closer to helping more of our citizens realize that vision? president trump, who in a year has already shown incredible results? or democrats, who, when they were out of power and out of ideas, simply call their opponents racist. i think you know the answer. and that's the angle. joining us now for reaction from easley south carolina's pastor mark burns, who supported president trump during the campaign, and with me here in washington is wendy osefo,...

Said it was crumbs. but a thousand dollars for working families, working at walmart, that's a lot of money. and for african-americans who have jobs that didn't have jobs before, that's meaningful. that's not -- >> let me get -- >> this is nonsense that is going on out here from carrie. carrie, this is ridiculous. the unemployment rate for african-americans was cut in half from 16.8% to 7.8% under barack obama. the president of the united states who preceded donald trump. that -- >> it is at 6.8% now. >> let me finish for a second. donald trump last year was saying, the year before last, when h...

Were offering. but, we know now what the real story is. they had zero intention of negotiating in good faith because somehow they thought they could guilt the president in to siding with them. but i guess they don't really know him very well, do they? they are out of ideas and they have no solutions. the race card is the only one they have left to play. but, look, despite the racial smears, the unfairness of it all, look at what trump has already done for black america. black unemployment is at its lowest level since the bureau of labor statistics started reporting the data back in 1972. it's ...