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demmiblue

(36,845 posts)
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 05:47 PM Feb 2019

Donald Trump Claims Ivanka Has 'Created Millions of Jobs,' but Doesn't Explain How

Source: Newsweek

President Donald Trump at a White House business session Monday with the nation’s governors claimed that his daughter Ivanka had “created millions of jobs,” although did not provide any details. The president has frequently touted what he has said are the accomplishments of his eldest daughter, who he made a senior White House adviser when he assumed the Oval Office despite her having no prior political experience.

“My daughter, Ivanka, who is going to be speaking later, is—she has been so much involved. So incredibly involved,” Trump said at the White House before boarding Air Force One for a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, this time in Hanoi, Vietnam. “Where is Ivanka? Ivanka, keep going. My daughter has created millions of jobs. I don't know if anyone knows that, but she's created millions of jobs.”

While the president did not explain exactly how he believed his daughter had been directly responsible for millions of jobs, he went onto discuss initiatives that Ivanka Trump has heavily pushed.

“Last year, my administration created the Council for American Worker and launched the Pledge of America’s Workers, where we've gained commitments from private sector leaders to hire and train more than 6.5 million Americans,” President Trump said. “Think of it: 6.5 million. And these are jobs that, for the most part, would not have happened.”

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Fact Check: Did Ivanka Trump create 'millions of jobs'?

Washington (CNN)During an address to US governors Monday morning, President Donald Trump discussed the need for training programs and claimed that his daughter Ivanka had "created millions of jobs." He followed up by discussing the Pledge to America's Workers, an effort Ivanka has been involved in since its inception last year.

Facts first: No matter how you spin it, that's not true.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/25/politics/fact-check-ivanka-trump-create-millions-of-jobs/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_term=image&utm_content=2019-02-25T20%3A46%3A27&utm_source=twCNNp
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Donald Trump Claims Ivanka Has 'Created Millions of Jobs,' but Doesn't Explain How (Original Post) demmiblue Feb 2019 OP
trump claims a lot of things that are not true gopiscrap Feb 2019 #1
Millions of Jobs in China Obvious85 Feb 2019 #26
Orange Anus Mouth farts whatever thegoose Feb 2019 #2
How many of those jobs were in China? Cold War Spook Feb 2019 #3
All the jobs were likely kids in China except for NewJeffCT Feb 2019 #15
So much involved, so incredibly involved, so tremendously involved, so so involved Leghorn21 Feb 2019 #4
All those small children working in factories in China to make her garbage clothing. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2019 #5
Between Chinese sweat shops and lawyers, HopeAgain Feb 2019 #6
Yeah right, Donnie. Elephants fly if anyone believes that shit. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2019 #7
His base would believe it if he said it. ooky Feb 2019 #11
I think we're talking sweatshop jobs, overseas, where workers have no rights, calimary Feb 2019 #8
Robert Kraft's day spa friend has created many jobs too aeromanKC Feb 2019 #9
Instead of MSM reporting what he says every day like its news yaesu Feb 2019 #10
trumpty dumpty makes these clains, but majority of M$M doesn't call BS to his face. Talk about iluvtennis Feb 2019 #12
How does she find time to vacuum? Blue Owl Feb 2019 #13
★★★★ JohnnyRingo Feb 2019 #19
Such BS. Owl Feb 2019 #14
It's twue! Its twue! The Patriots owner has been patronizing those businesses. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #16
snark! leftofcool Feb 2019 #21
"...some say tens of millions" JohnnyRingo Feb 2019 #17
Billions! Turbineguy Feb 2019 #18
Do you think he actually believes crap like this when he says it???? TNNurse Feb 2019 #20
you didn't build that KayF Feb 2019 #22
What a steaming pile of bullcrap. KatyaR Feb 2019 #23
Maybe it's a suffix, i.e, "-jobs" Frank Leemydear Feb 2019 #24
And those yahoo republican governors applauded Brother Buzz Feb 2019 #25
Know of one fathers daughter.. Maxheader Feb 2019 #27
Maybe a hundred thousand in Chinese slave factories. sinkingfeeling Feb 2019 #28
Sure she has donny ornotna Feb 2019 #29
I'm sorry, someone please remind me , , , Haggis for Breakfast Feb 2019 #30

Obvious85

(259 posts)
26. Millions of Jobs in China
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 08:15 PM
Feb 2019

is more like it. How many patents is it now she has been granted during this 'trade war' ?

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
15. All the jobs were likely kids in China except for
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:30 PM
Feb 2019

any criminal defense attorneys and related staff she's needed to hire

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)
4. So much involved, so incredibly involved, so tremendously involved, so so involved
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 05:56 PM
Feb 2019

hence, she has created millions of jobs, incredible jobs, tremendous jobs, so so many jobs

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,784 posts)
7. Yeah right, Donnie. Elephants fly if anyone believes that shit.
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:05 PM
Feb 2019

If Ivanka created millions of jobs, they were n China Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, and Indonesia.

The Labor Department would have the numbers of American jobs and what sectors did the hiring.

calimary

(81,238 posts)
8. I think we're talking sweatshop jobs, overseas, where workers have no rights,
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:08 PM
Feb 2019

live in company dorms, behind walls and high chainlink fences, and get paid a dollar-or-two a day, at most.

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
10. Instead of MSM reporting what he says every day like its news
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:11 PM
Feb 2019

why don't they just have a daily column titled "trump lies".

iluvtennis

(19,852 posts)
12. trumpty dumpty makes these clains, but majority of M$M doesn't call BS to his face. Talk about
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:21 PM
Feb 2019

NORMALIZATION.

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
17. "...some say tens of millions"
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:54 PM
Feb 2019

"or even hundreds of millions, and I've heard as many as 30 billion".

There I fixed it for him in normal DonaldSpeak.

Turbineguy

(37,324 posts)
18. Billions!
Mon Feb 25, 2019, 06:55 PM
Feb 2019

Trump himself however created trillions of new jobs. At least, maybe more, but he doesn't want to brag.

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