A CNN fact-checker has refuted assertions made by Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz regarding President Donald Trump’s management of American manufacturing jobs. Daniel Dale, the fact-checker associated with the Democratic-leaning network, determined that Walz’s statements concerning Trump’s economic record are, in fact, “not true.”
“Let‘s talk about manufacturing,” anchor Kate Bolduan said to Dale as she spoke Tuesday on “CNN News Central.”
“Building back up manufacturing in the United States is a focus of both campaigns.”
On The View, Walz claimed:
“We want to make sure that you’re able to bring manufacturing, like [Democrat presidential nominee] Kamala Harris has said.
“We know [Republican nominee] Donald Trump lost more manufacturing jobs than any president in American history.
“That‘s simply factual.”
It is not surprising that none of the co-hosts on “The View” challenged Walz’s assertions. However, in an unexpected development, CNN’s “fact-checker” alerted the audience that Walz’s statement was “not true.”
“Well, if you’re going to say something is simply factual, it should be factual. This is not,” Dale said.
“It’s not true that the Trump presidency lost more manufacturing jobs than any other presidency.
“Under George W. Bush, there were about 4.5 million manufacturing jobs lost.
“Under Trump, it was about 178,000.”
He went on to add that other past presidents had far more manufacturing jobs lost during their times in office, such as Eisenhower, Ford, and Reagan.
“So Trump does not have the record,” Dale said.
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