FACT CHECK: Who Gets Credit For The Booming U.S. Economy?
“The U.S. economy is chugging along. Employers added 201,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate held steady at a low, 3.9 percent. Average wages in August were nearly 3 percent higher than they were a year ago. Who should get the credit for that strong performance? At a campaign rally in North Dakota last week, President Trump boasted that he’s responsible for the economy taking off like a ‘rocket ship.’”