US JOBS SURGE: TRUMP SEES SUNSHINE

New York, July 3: The US economy just posted its best single-month job gain in history. US unemployment is at one of its worst points since the Great Depression. Both are true.

As Republicans and Democrats fought to spin on Thursday’s jobs numbers to their advantage, both sides face tremendous political risks in navigating a delicate and defining issue heading into the presidential campaign’s final months.

Democrats, led by presumptive nominee Joe Biden, seized on the growing threat presented by the Coronavirus after the better-than-expected numbers were released, a stance the Republicans called rooting against America’s recovery. President Donald Trump claimed a major economic victory and played down the health threat. — APK