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Twitter-Talk with a MAGA

MAGA: "Trump had the best economy ever in his first term and it's even better in his second!"

Me: Trump was the first president since Herbert Hoover, in 1933, to leave office with fewer jobs than were present when he entered it. The past three months have equaled the lowest job-creation in such a span since, wait for it, COVID.

MAGA: "Fake news! Fake numbers!"

Me: :: I provide evidence to prove they're accurate ::

MAGA: "Whatever. It's Congress that determines jobs anyway, not the president. Besides, Trump got bad economies from both O'Bummer and Slow Joe!"

Me: I thought you said presidents don't determine jobs, so how can Obama or Biden be responsible for the economies Trump inherited?

MAGA: "But that's different."

Me: How so? Regardless, you've got things backwards. Obama inherited the largest recession since the Great Depression. Biden inherited the worst pandemic since the Spanish flu. Guess what? Both left Trump with strong economies.

MAGA: "BS!"

Me: :: I provide evidence to prove my claims ::

MAGA: "Again, it's Congress that does the job stuff!"

Me: But you said Trump has presided over the strongest economies, even when he inherited allegedly poor economies from Obama and Biden. So, which is it?

MAGA: "Where's Hunter?"

Me: I can tell you where he wasn't - hanging with Epstein, like Trump was.

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