I don’t know if anyone knows that, but she’s created millions of jobs.”— President Trump, remarks to U.S. governors, Feb. 25, 2019These remarks from the president raised eyebrows — and inquiries from readers. The U.S. economy has added almost 4.9 million jobs since Trump became president, but regular readers know we would frown on the idea that any president himself “created” these jobs. Now, he says his daughter Ivanka Trump created jobs. Here’s how that translates:AGC chapters will enroll 6,000 apprentices a year in apprenticeship training programs, for a five-year total of 30,000. “Most of these training programs already existed at the point of the July pledge signing,” AGC spokesman Brian Turmail said.

Source: Washington Post February 27, 2019 07:52 UTC