probably would like to push forward the idea that he is a small government guy, seems to be embracing former president obama s big government policies. whether it s the auto industry bail-out of the 2009 stimulus package that helped to reduce the unemployment rate not just for all americans but black african-americans and the black unemployment rate. so, yeah, there are things that are obviously concerning about president trump, with respect to the economy. but, you know, with these numbers, i mean, he can tout them and spin the picture that he is actually doing what he was supposed to do. and i, what i say is undeniable is that, you know, with president trump being in office, at least the folks on wall street feel they are doing a better job for the american people. ? you know, on that point of black unemployment the reason that the congressional black caucus does not applaud at all to that, it s still several percentage points above everyone else s.
the people dreamed this country, the people built this country. and it s the people who are making america great again. new american moment the president says. the president mixing a devicive agenda that calls for unity in the state of the union. he touted his accomplishments and warned the country about threats foreign and domestic. it s 30 past the hour, the morning after the state of the union. the president walked a fine line in the first state of the union speech last night. he held fast to the tough talking populism that he embodied in year one and made an effort to reach across the aisle. the third longest state of the union ever. he touted the economy and defended his america first approach and took a jab at nfl players for not standing during the national anthem. he pushed for a bipartisan deal that includes a border wall
washington. harey, christine and dave, t president made huge claims of what he has done for jobs. since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs. including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone. african-american unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded. of course, the recovery started under barack obama it has however continued under president trump, and president trump has his numbers right. african-american unemployment while much higher than white unemployment is at a record low. so all of the claims are true. what did he have to say about taxes? we enacted the biggest tax cuts and reforms in americaner history. republicans did pass a big tax plan late last year with large raw numbers. but as a percentage of the u.s. economy, the gdp, several other presidents have actually had bigger tax cuts.
devastating and president trump was trying to persuade his colleagues on the other side of the aisle to work with him on things that are reasonable, like family based reunification and what he dubs as chain migration. even jeb bush who was running as president was running on a similar platform and most democrats would have preferred jeb bush to president trump. it seems like the messenger at this point is who they are really taking issue with. and the tone of the message. let s be honest, the tone of the message has been difficult at some points over the past year in that discussion. i have to ask you, ron, it seems that he was conflating at points dreamers and ms-13 gang members, which i think rubbed a lot of democrats the wrong way. right, and he oh. go ahead. he also, you know, just i m sorry, i thought you were going to run a clip. he said americans are dreamers too, he was implying that