Barack Obama
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First of all, you guys are exactly right. Joe's got... an unbelievable record of accomplishment. If you had told me that the unemployment rate after COVID was gonna be back down to 4% or lower, Lowest in 50 years, isn't it? Absolutely. And if you had told me that 15 million jobs would have been created, that wages are higher now than they were pre-pandemic.
First of all, you guys are exactly right. Joe's got... an unbelievable record of accomplishment. If you had told me that the unemployment rate after COVID was gonna be back down to 4% or lower, Lowest in 50 years, isn't it? Absolutely. And if you had told me that 15 million jobs would have been created, that wages are higher now than they were pre-pandemic.
First of all, you guys are exactly right. Joe's got... an unbelievable record of accomplishment. If you had told me that the unemployment rate after COVID was gonna be back down to 4% or lower, Lowest in 50 years, isn't it? Absolutely. And if you had told me that 15 million jobs would have been created, that wages are higher now than they were pre-pandemic.
That's unbelievable. In this four-year period. You've got African-American unemployment, right, which is always higher than the general population, the lowest it's been. since record-keeping on the issue was taken. So Joe's got a strong message to tell. Jason, you're right. The media environment's changed.
That's unbelievable. In this four-year period. You've got African-American unemployment, right, which is always higher than the general population, the lowest it's been. since record-keeping on the issue was taken. So Joe's got a strong message to tell. Jason, you're right. The media environment's changed.
That's unbelievable. In this four-year period. You've got African-American unemployment, right, which is always higher than the general population, the lowest it's been. since record-keeping on the issue was taken. So Joe's got a strong message to tell. Jason, you're right. The media environment's changed.
During Bill's presidency, during my presidency, you already had Fox and Rush Limbaugh and so forth, but it was still going through basic broadcast TV, and the average person was still kind of getting the mix. Some dissenting views. Part of what happened is that whole ecosystem moved on to social media.
During Bill's presidency, during my presidency, you already had Fox and Rush Limbaugh and so forth, but it was still going through basic broadcast TV, and the average person was still kind of getting the mix. Some dissenting views. Part of what happened is that whole ecosystem moved on to social media.
During Bill's presidency, during my presidency, you already had Fox and Rush Limbaugh and so forth, but it was still going through basic broadcast TV, and the average person was still kind of getting the mix. Some dissenting views. Part of what happened is that whole ecosystem moved on to social media.
And once it's on social media and it's on an algorithm and everybody's just getting their news selected essentially to suit their biases, penetrating that is real tough. It is very hard.
And once it's on social media and it's on an algorithm and everybody's just getting their news selected essentially to suit their biases, penetrating that is real tough. It is very hard.
And once it's on social media and it's on an algorithm and everybody's just getting their news selected essentially to suit their biases, penetrating that is real tough. It is very hard.
I would argue that actually they've got some legitimate points in the sense that there's a side that doesn't recognize conservative thought or isn't respectful to some traditional values that they care about and so forth. The difference though is, and Jason touched on it, there's a difference between facts and opinions. And the one thing that our side still pretty much sticks to is the facts.
I would argue that actually they've got some legitimate points in the sense that there's a side that doesn't recognize conservative thought or isn't respectful to some traditional values that they care about and so forth. The difference though is, and Jason touched on it, there's a difference between facts and opinions. And the one thing that our side still pretty much sticks to is the facts.
I would argue that actually they've got some legitimate points in the sense that there's a side that doesn't recognize conservative thought or isn't respectful to some traditional values that they care about and so forth. The difference though is, and Jason touched on it, there's a difference between facts and opinions. And the one thing that our side still pretty much sticks to is the facts.
You may not agree with whatever's in the New York Times or whatever's on MSNBC, but generally they're not going to just make stuff up.
You may not agree with whatever's in the New York Times or whatever's on MSNBC, but generally they're not going to just make stuff up.
You may not agree with whatever's in the New York Times or whatever's on MSNBC, but generally they're not going to just make stuff up.
And, you know, look, I was in office... in 2016, and I would have loved to pretend that the election outcome wasn't what it was. That was painful, right? But we said, well, here are the facts, and there's a system of government that transcends that is more important than whoever wins this particular election. We're gonna abide by those facts and stick with democracy.
And, you know, look, I was in office... in 2016, and I would have loved to pretend that the election outcome wasn't what it was. That was painful, right? But we said, well, here are the facts, and there's a system of government that transcends that is more important than whoever wins this particular election. We're gonna abide by those facts and stick with democracy.