20% unemployment expected. Munchin says.

[Cattledog]

He tells GOP leaders.

Just on MSNBC

[dhol82]

1. Interpretation would indicate a much higher number.

[tavernier]

11. Sadly, yes.

I’m not brilliant at math, but come on.....

[ansible]

2. Only 20%? We can only be so lucky

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. That's almost Great Depression-level unemployment.

Yikes. We can only hope it doesn't last as long.

[at140]

4. yikes, those are depression level numbers

but there is hope the numbers will improve quickly if the virus is under control.

[sop]

5. Trump will again claim these unemployment numbers are "fake"

[TwilightZone]

6. "Could" and "expected" aren't quite the same thing.

"Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned Republican senators Tuesday morning that the coronavirus pandemic could drive up US unemployment to 20%, a Republican Senate source told CNN. "

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142450036

[EarthFirst]

10. +1

Thank you for pointing that out...

[thesquanderer]

15. and he said thats what could happen if the coronavirus spending bill is NOT passed,

according to msnbc

But something IS going to pass. And statements like this are designed to help assure it.

[TwilightZone]

16. Agreed.

He also put it in terms that his target audience could understand.

[MontanaMama]

7. I wonder if the rubes are weary

of all this winning?

[octoberlib]

8. Like the Great Depression and Trump is Hoover

[dhol82]

12. Let's just hope that Biden is our next FDR

[marble falls]

9. The panic begins at the White House.

[C_U_L8R]

13. Was he just too scared to tell the Democratic leaders too???

Enough of this trump bullshit.

[pecosbob]

14. If unemployment were to rise above ten percent

there's no chance Trump could be re-elected. Even FOX couldn't spin that.