Today marked another “first Friday of the month” that brought with it yet another jobs report that’s been described by many as dismal when compared to expectations:
Another dismal jobs report with just 199k jobs added in December – less than half the 422k forecast.
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) January 7, 2022
CNBC’s Steve Liesman says the December jobs report is “another big miss." pic.twitter.com/viL0vsRcpt
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 7, 2022
Dollar falls after U.S. jobs report https://t.co/rRD2F65WXU pic.twitter.com/Q7ptGReFZ7
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 7, 2022
Today President Biden attempted to put the usual spin on the economic news, but we’re not sure how the White House is going to embrace VP Kamala Harris’ way of “helping”:
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The VP had a banner day yesterday: first, she compared Jan 6 to Pearl Harbor and 9/11, then she uttered the actual "M" word (malaise) in an interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS. It's at the 9:40 mark.https://t.co/TiDjxVZW9uhttps://t.co/JZkLpVwBaI
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) January 7, 2022
Uh oh, she used the “M” word!
Kamala Harris: “There is a level of malaise” among Americans. pic.twitter.com/LWptMU3qLl
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 6, 2022
Jimmy Carter will probably be thrilled to know that he’s on the verge of not being the first person Americans think of when they hear the word “malaise.”
The 2024 ads write themselves.
— Potemkin. Progressively Conservative. (@IggyBeeBop) January 7, 2022
They really do.
she actually used the word malaise- yikes https://t.co/QxJrQg5mbX
— Scott Jennings (@ScottJenningsKY) January 7, 2022
“Malaise?” This really is a Jimmy Carter part 2 administration. https://t.co/3k28IxsgUk
— joe malone (@joemalone9) January 7, 2022
Welcome back Carter.
— Dr. Man-Bear-Pig ⚔️ (@Man_Bear_Pig3) January 7, 2022
The midterm elections are shaping up to be great fun… for the Republicans.