In a recent fact-check on CNN, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz found himself in hot water over comments about the Trump-era economy, as reported by Fox News.
While appearing on The View, Walz claimed that Donald Trump’s presidency resulted in more lost manufacturing jobs than any other president in American history.
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Walz boasted, "We know [Republican nominee] Donald Trump lost more manufacturing jobs than any president in American history. That’s simply factual." But as it turns out, this bold statement didn’t hold up under scrutiny.
CNN's fact-checker, Daniel Dale, set the record straight during an appearance on CNN News Central. When asked by anchor Kate Bolduan about the state of manufacturing jobs in the U.S., Dale provided a critical breakdown of Walz’s misleading claims.
He began by addressing the core issue: "If you’re going to say something is simply factual, it should be factual. This is not."
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Dale explained that while Trump did see a decrease in manufacturing jobs during his term, it was far from the historical low Walz described.
He revealed that during George W. Bush’s presidency, around 4.5 million manufacturing jobs were lost. In contrast, under Trump, that number was about 178,000. Dale emphasized, "So Trump does not have the record," as reported by Red State.
Further adding context, Dale noted that the COVID-19 pandemic played a significant role in these job losses.
"Pre-pandemic, under Trump, there was a gain of about 414,000 manufacturing jobs. Again, he ended [at] negative 178,000, but that was largely because we had a pandemic-related crash."
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By breaking down the numbers, Dale effectively highlighted how Walz distorted the facts to fit a political narrative.
The claim that Trump oversaw the worst manufacturing job losses in history was nothing more than a misleading attack.
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While the left continues to spin tales about Trump’s economy, the truth is that many of these job losses were driven by the pandemic and not by Trump’s economic policies.
Walz, along with his Democrat counterparts, has been quick to rewrite history, but the numbers don’t lie. Once again, it’s clear that the left's attempts to smear Trump are more about political posturing than reality.
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You can try to soften the blow all you want but it had nothing to do with” misleading” and everything to do with lying. When Walz isn’t stealing someone else’s valor he is lying and embellishing.