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Democrat James Clyburn Attacks Trump: Black Unemployment Better When We Were Slaves

Ryan Saavedra
Democrat James Clyburn Attacks Trump: Black Unemployment Better When We Were Slaves
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Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) refused to give President Donald Trump any credit during an interview on Wednesday for delivering record low unemployment rates for the black community, and instead argued that blacks had more jobs when they were slaves.

Clyburn made the remarks during an interview with Fox News when host Neil Cavuto brought up racially insensitive remarks made by Democrat billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

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