it. here s what the president had to say earlier today. black unemployment is the best it s ever been in recorded history. it s been fantastic, and it s the best number we ve had with respect to black unemployment. we ve never seen anything even close, so we re very honored by that. i have to tell you a statistic that just came out recently, as you saw, that the black unemployment rate, the african-american unemployment rate is the lowest it s ever been in the history of the report, so we re very honored by that. [ applause ] it s a really great thing. a couple things he s not saying there. the unemployment rate from president obama fell from, i think it was 16.9 or somewhere there to the 7s during his tenure. but does president trump deserve the credit? oh, he absolutely doesn t deserve the credit, and i think what is important is, is that the black unemployment rate is
that. i have to tell you a statistic that just came out recently, as you saw, that the black unemployment rate, the african-american unemployment rate is the lowest it s ever been in the history of the report, so we re very honored by that. [ applause ] it s a really great thing. a couple things he s not saying there. the unemployment rate from president obama fell from, i think it was 16.9 or somewhere there to the 7s during his tenure. but does president trump deserve the credit? oh, he absolutely doesn t deserve the credit, and i think what is important is, is that the black unemployment rate is still double that of the white unemployment rate. so it s not like we ve solved a problem here. and i think when you have a pathological liar, either that or he s delusional. either one is bad for the president of the united states. when you have someone who lies multiple times a day, it should not be a surprise that members of his cabinet would follow that
jason: suddenly the democrats are all concerned about the debt. jason: is no is no where and how you re going to changes positions connect suddenly, republicans do not care about the debt and are adding to it,is and bringing up infrastructure. bills and are excited about them? i am wondering iff the g.o.p. hs an identity crisis. i do want to deal with what cheryl clark just said. was he said 16.9% was going to bee a the new normal. i do not know who he was talking to.n the point is, it has not been that high for five years.bout jason: i want to go back to what i asked you about, allowig the minoritynd communities and a americans to keep!]ore money ins their own wallets. that s a good thing, isn t it?ax jasonwhile the opposition tox plan, when it will lower the having to paythehe the taxes? no yout know it is not about e fact that i keep $50 in my pocket, it is that the fifthile percentile gets to keep millions
is it odd how everyone changed. suddenly the republicans don t care about the debt and are add to it and bringing up infrastructure bills and excited about them. i m wondering if the g. o. p. has an identity crisis. i want to deal with what sheriff clark said he said 16.9 was the new normal. i don t know who he was talking to. merry christmas sheriff clark. but the point is it has not been that high for five years. and it has been. i want to go back to what i asked you about which is allowing the minority communities and all americans to keep more monnetheir wallets that is good, yes. it is. why all the opposition to the tax plan when it will lower the rate in which they have to pay taxes? i think you know that it is not about the fact i get to keep $50 in my pocket. it is the percentile in the united states keep millions more
bret: stocks mixed. dow gained 23. s&p 500 fell 1. nasdaq dropped 11. if you are like most americans, you probably spent some time today buying holiday gifts online. experts predict $7 billion in e-commerce sales on the cyber monday. deirdre bolden of fox business network has details from an amazon fulfillment center in new jersey. cyber monday. consumers jump-start their holiday shopping. places like this amazon fulfillment center in new jersey are meeting the demands. according to researchers, online sales could top $7 billion just today alone. a figure that s up more than 16.9% from last year. the way people are shopping also changing with purchases made from smartphones and tablets expected to top desktop