Great jobs report today. Thanks, Obama?

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America woke up Friday to an excellent jobs report. The U.S. economy added 313,000 new jobs in February, keeping unemployment at a steady 4.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The report, which was the strongest since July 2016, easily surpassed initial forecasts that called for roughly 205,000 new jobs. It also features the highest employment-to-population ratio since January 2009. An excellent report, all in all. And that’s good news for the Trump administration because, whether it makes sense or not, every White House owns the jobs report, good or bad. When the reports are lackluster or downright miserable, presidents are criticized. When they’re upbeat, the White House is pleased and takes credit. But believe it or not, some people tossed all that aside Friday morning because they’re apparently that unwilling to give the Trump White House credit for the new jobs report.

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