.MaddowBlog: Job growth proved to be so strong that Republican officials were literally at a loss for words.
Aug. 9, 2021, 1:22 PM UTCIt was around this time a few months ago when the public first saw the report on April's job growth. At face value, the numbers looked quite good: 269,000 jobs were created that month, which under normal circumstances, would've constituted a terrific total.
But there's nothing normal about the circumstances, and April's numbers were a bitter disappointment. Since most analysts expected far more robust growth, Republicans immediately pounced, blaming President Biden and congressional Democrats for the economic setback. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released"Today's disappointing jobs report confirms once again that President Biden's tax-and-spend policies are bad for American workers, families, and small businesses....
In the days that followed, McCarthy continued to make a direct connection between the White House's economic agenda and the U.S. job market. A week after April numbers were released, the House GOP leader again,"President Biden and Democrats will make excuses for this abysmal reality, but the truth is their own massive spending agenda created this problem.
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