CNN fact-checker says Walz's claim on Trump economy 'not true,' says manufacturing jobs rose under him

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale corrected Democratic Vice Presidential campaigner and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's claims astir the Trump-era system and made a cardinal reflection that immoderate numbers were taken retired of context.

"Let ‘s speech astir manufacturing," anchor Kate Bolduan said to Dale arsenic she spoke Tuesday connected "CNN News Central." "Building backmost up manufacturing successful the United States is simply a absorption of some campaigns." 

She past played a clip of Walz from his caller appearance connected ABC's "The View," wherever helium had claimed, "We privation to marque definite that you‘re capable to bring manufacturing, similar Kamala Harris has said. We cognize Donald Trump mislaid much manufacturing jobs than immoderate president successful American history. That‘s simply factual."

CNN's Daniel Dale called retired Gov. Tim Walz for a mendacious connection astir the Trump-era economy.

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The media network's fact-checker warned that Walz’s assertion was simply "not true."

"Well, if you‘re going to accidental thing is simply factual, it should beryllium factual. This is not," helium warned. "It’s not existent that the Trump presidency mislaid much manufacturing jobs than immoderate different presidency. Under George W. Bush, determination were astir 4.5 cardinal manufacturing jobs lost. Under Trump, it was astir 178,000."

He went connected to adhd that different past presidents had acold much manufacturing jobs mislaid during their times successful office, specified arsenic Eisenhower, Ford and Reagan. "So Trump does not person the record," Dale said.

Dale besides argued that radical criticizing Trump’s economy are ignoring the information determination was a historical pandemic during his presidency. 

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"I deliberation it‘s besides worthy pointing retired for discourse that these Trump occupation losses successful manufacturing overwhelmingly occurred due to the fact that of the COVID pandemic," helium said. "Pre-pandemic, nether Trump, determination was a summation of astir 414,000 manufacturing jobs. Again, helium ended a antagonistic 178,000, but that was mostly due to the fact that we had a pandemic-related crash."