Biden: Jobs numbers are 'incredible news'

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – For the first time since taking office more than three and a half years ago, President Biden appeared in the White House press briefing room – touting positive economic news and responding to some questions from surprised journalists.

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The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics far exceeded Wall Street expectations – showing that the United States added 254,000 jobs in September and the country’s unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent . That led to a victory for the president on Friday – who called it “incredible news.”

“And from the beginning, we were told over and over again that the policies we were pursuing weren’t going to work, and were going to make things worse, including some on the other team still saying they’re going to make things worse. , but we proved them wrong.

The president also responded directly to an unfounded claim by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio that the latest jobs numbers were false.

“Look, I’m going to be very careful here. If you notice something MAGA Republicans don’t like, they call it fake. Nothing. Job numbers are what job numbers are. They are real.

President Biden also said he was pleased with the resolution of a strike at ports on the East and Gulf coasts – which threatened to become a major crisis for the country. Separately, the president said he hoped for free and fair elections, but could not guarantee they would be peaceful.