Donald Trump Jr. went after individuals “touting Bidenomics” earlier than a wild declare that seemed again at his father’s administration on Thursday.
“I can’t think of a single metric where anyone is better off now than they were three years ago – even with COVID, frankly,” mentioned the previous president’s son at an Iowa marketing campaign occasion simply days previous to the state’s GOP caucuses.
CDC knowledge reveals there have been over 107,000 weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions within the week ending Jan. 16, 2021 – simply 4 days earlier than former President Donald Trump left workplace.
There had been over 67% much less weekly COVID-19 hospital admissions reported within the week ending Dec. 30, 2023, in response to the newest numbers by the CDC.
Weekly deaths on account of COVID-19 are additionally down considerably within the U.S. from three years in the past, as effectively (25,692 in comparison with the newest CDC numbers, 839).
Social media customers on X (previously Twitter) additionally pointed to the inventory market together with different metrics that Trump Jr. glossed over.
The present unemployment fee sits at 3.7% in comparison with 6.3% in January 2021 and the U.S. was on observe to see a historic decline in homicides final yr.
NBC News’ Monica Alba lately reported on FBI knowledge that reveals crime within the U.S. went down “in almost every category” in 2023.
Critics on X knocked Trump Jr. over his declare, declaring that “thinking isn’t his strength.”
