Donald J. Trump says unemployment rose due to government cuts - Speech Brief
19 December 2025 16:43 UTC · Donald J. Trump · Truth Social Post · Source · Email X Link

Donald J. Trump says unemployment rose due to government cuts

Key points

  • Donald J. Trump attributes 4.5% unemployment to unprecedented federal workforce reductions
  • Donald J. Trump says 100% of new jobs are private and federal hiring could lower unemployment to 2%

TL;DR

  • Donald J. Trump says unemployment rose to 4.5% because of unprecedented reductions in the federal workforce, asserts 100% of new jobs are in the private sector, claims federal hiring could lower unemployment to 2%, and criticizes media reporting.
Original text

The only reason our Unemployment ticked up to 4.5% is because we are reducing the Government Workforce by numbers that have never been seen before. 100% OF OUR NEW JOBS ARE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR! I could reduce Unemployment to 2% overnight by just hiring people into the Federal Government, even though those Jobs are not necessary. I wish the Fake News would report the 4.5% correctly. What I am doing is the only way t...

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