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Kristen Welker: “Beat expectations by how much? Triple 170,000 jobs created.”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Meet the Press Full Episode — June 7

Published | Video Starts at 28:35

And it could be that half of the world would be eradicated. Let me. Let me ask you about the economy. You got a strong jobs report today that beat expectations. Not strong. Really strong. Beat expectations by how much? Triple 170,000 jobs created. And yet gas is up, diesel is up. It's all coming down as soon as the war zone. 70% of farmers say they can't afford fertilizer. What's your. (28:35–28:43)

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