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Commerce Secretary: ‘Not Familiar With’ Jobs Numbers Being Revised Downward by Over 800K
Breitbart ^ | 08/21/2024 | Ian hatchett

Posted on 08/21/2024 6:05:24 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who appeared in her personal capacity, said that she was “not familiar with” the Bureau of Labor Statistics revising the number of jobs created down by over 800,000.

Host Kayna Whitworth asked, [relevant exchange begins around 2:00] “I am curious as to your thoughts on today, the Bureau of Labor [Statistics] saying that more than 800,000 fewer jobs were actually created than initially reported. And I — we have a soundbite here…because Donald Trump is already addressing this on the campaign trail.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: commercesecretary; job; jobs; labor; liar; numbers; revised; unexpected
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Do they just pick these idiots out of the crowd and ask them if they want a job?? 🙄🙄🙄
1 posted on 08/21/2024 6:05:24 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes.


2 posted on 08/21/2024 6:07:12 PM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is there ANY lie too big for these people?! Of course she knew. How could she not?


3 posted on 08/21/2024 6:08:55 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The commerce secretary’s name must be Joe Biden. Or dementia is a contagious disease and Joe passed it to the commerce secretary.


4 posted on 08/21/2024 6:09:11 PM PDT by adorno (CCH)
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To: Lizavetta

“Define familiarity”


5 posted on 08/21/2024 6:10:04 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: WashingtonSource

I think they actually search very carefully for the most easily manipulated and basically completely clueless individuals they can recruit.

They’re patsies who can be sacrificed when needed.


6 posted on 08/21/2024 6:10:08 PM PDT by Pox (Eff You China. Buy American!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That’s a four billion dollar loss to the US Treasury, not including the outlay for unemployment. ($4,000,000,000)


7 posted on 08/21/2024 6:12:45 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
She was caught completely unaware and uninformed. She was publicly “depantsed” and immediately retreated to DNC approved safe talking points.

I found it particularly amusing when her reaction to the facts was to first call Trump a liar. The reporter told her that the numbers were government adjustments and it was like she stuck her fingers in her ears so she wouldn’t have to listen.

8 posted on 08/21/2024 6:14:32 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Average salary withholding for federal taxes, plus social security taxes on the part of employee and employer. And that’s on 1995 wages.


9 posted on 08/21/2024 6:14:33 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Lizavetta

Most cabinet officials are stupid political hacks—has been that way for many decades.

Their main job is to repeat talking points given to them by White House staff and cut dirty deals with big contributors.

The subject matter experts are usually career employees—and the Department Secretary probably does not even know their names.


10 posted on 08/21/2024 6:16:38 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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They might as well roll two dice, then add five zeros to the sum.

For example, roll a 2 and a 4. That makes 6. Therefore, 600,000 jobs were created last month.

See? It’s easy. And it takes only one person. Lay off everyone else in the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11 posted on 08/21/2024 6:18:58 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The problem is the ABC reporter asked about her ‘thoughts’...............She doesn’t have any............


12 posted on 08/21/2024 6:19:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

She didn’t even address the question, first tried to say Trump lied, then the reporter told her the numbers came from her own Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Then she went off on a rant about how great Harris economic plan is which doesn’t exist...............MORON HACK TWERP...........


13 posted on 08/21/2024 6:24:05 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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She was the governor of RI. How is she qualified to be Secretary of Commerce? She’s obviously clueless and nothing but a partisan hack, but that shouldn’t be enough IMO. No wonder we’re doing so poorly economically.


14 posted on 08/21/2024 6:27:50 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024! )
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If she is not lying, she’s incompetent, obviously...perfect match for this administration.


15 posted on 08/21/2024 6:37:31 PM PDT by goodnesswins (DEI....Divide, Enslave, Indoctrinate.....OR ......Didn't Earn It)
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To: Leaning Right

They need to add a few more dice. Scavenge some from a Yahtzee game.

Think of how great the jobs report would be if they had MORE dice.

Hold it... this might be Kumala’s brilliant economic plan!!!!


16 posted on 08/21/2024 6:39:55 PM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
That old favorite is running through my mind again...

She’s an idiot and that's okay.
She drinks all night and she sleeps all day.

17 posted on 08/21/2024 6:43:36 PM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: John Milner

In a sick pathetic way this criminality is funny. Invest in rope.


18 posted on 08/21/2024 6:44:22 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Dinseenuffin.


19 posted on 08/21/2024 6:48:03 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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20 posted on 08/21/2024 6:49:35 PM PDT by Theoria
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