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Gavin Newsom: “The Trump administration outside a recession since 2003…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at the World Economic Forum 2026 | DW News

Published | Video Starts at 23:06

And you've seen the American jobless rate. You're seeing it growing, the unemployment rate in America. Besson didn't talk about this. They had the Worst jobs numbers in the first year. The Trump administration outside a recession since 2003, 49,000 jobs a month. The Biden administration last year was averaging 168,000 jobs a month. Inflation is not lowering. Still at 2.7%. Ask folks what a pound of beef costs in the United States of America or a brand new car. (23:06–23:13)

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Asserts that the Trump administration averaged 49,000 jobs a month outside a recession since 2003.

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