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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about black income, unemployment under Obama

“And you have – here you have a black president who’s done very poorly for the African Americans of this country”, Trump said. “He has done nothing”.

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In fact, the real estate mogul said, these citizens have been living in worse conditions “than just about ever” during the administration of President Barack Obama. You look at what’s gone on with their youth. I think he has done a very poor job as president.

The African-American unemployment price when Obama entered workplace was 12.7 %.

Trump is wrong by several economic measures. But blacks, who voted at a rate of 95 per cent for Obama in 2008 and 93 per cent in 2012, have gotten a lump of coal at best from their black messiah. By June 2015, it had fallen to 9.5 %, a drop of about one-quarter. Look at their unemployment numbers. This undermines Trump’s level. And there is still more than a year to go.

On Monday, Trump said that his first few items on the agenda if he were elected would be to increase the strength of the U.S. military and to eliminate the Affordable Care Act of President Obama.

Of course, with all of the trash-talking about Obama that has been going on, Donald Trump/Fallon can not fathom why Obama, of all people, would like to give him advice. “They keep coming back for more”.

Billionaire investor Donald Trump has offered his unbridled remarks on everything from Mexican immigration to Sen. Our own Rep. John Boehner, of whom I regret voting for, has showed nothing for which we voted him to do.

KARL: OK. Let’s get to your big moment.

The declare charges Half True. Gawker reasons that given Trump has decided “that opening up a direct, personal channel of communications between his supporters and his primary opponents is a noble campaign tactic”, it’s only reasonable that Republican primary voters are also able to talk to Trump.

“The Canadian plan also helps Canadians live longer and healthier than America….” Mexico’s doing unbelievably against us in trade.

The problem for Perry’s claim is that it suggests this is Trump’s current position, and that is less clear. “He has done nothing”, Trump said.

Trump described his approach as “I have to be me”. The polls are highly important, because only the top 10 candidates as calculated on average from the last five major national polls will be eligible to take part in Fox News’ debate this Thursday.

Staff writers Katie Sanders, Will Cabaniss and Jon Greenberg contributed to this report.

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Furthermore, gun and police violence aimed at black people skyrocketed during President Obama’s tenure.

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says Donald Trump is not a true conservative despite leading the GOP polls on'Fox News Sunday on Aug. 2 2015