Top House Democrat Says Unemployment In Black Community Was Better During Slavery Than Under Trump

.@WhipClyburn dismisses the record low black unemployment rate: "I’m saying that the African-American unemployment is not the lowest it has ever been unless you count slavery. We were fully employed during slavery." pic.twitter.com/avMkpS6A9J

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 19, 2020

Oh, I’m sorry then, sir. Would you like to go back in time and test that theory?

The “employment” of slavery was PEOPLE being treated like PROPERTY.

Slavery would negate employment.

Are you kidding me right now?!

This is how badly the left refuses to give ANY credit to Trump.

Really? Slavery was your best selling point?

On a scale of 1- EVEN… I can’t.

I JUST CAN’T EVEN.

The Daily Wire reported:

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.

“If he were the nominee, would you back him?” Cavuto asked Clyburn.

“Oh, I’m going to back whoever our nominee is, absolutely,” Clyburn responded.

“Even with the things he has said about African Americans? Or does that bother you?” Cavuto asked.

“Well, not as much as what Trump has said about African Americans,” Clyburn continued. “Anytime that I go to the polls, I’m considering positives and negatives on all candidates, and I try to go with the one whose positives outweigh the negatives.”

“Well let’s leave the words aside, alright congressman? Let’s leave the words aside. Whether you like his style or not, or tweets or not, or comments or not, he’s delivered the goods for a lot of African Americans, has he not?” Cavuto asked. “With record low unemployment levels, one group after another, mostly with African Americans. You don’t think that’s something that’s constructive?””

“No, no, because it’s not true,” Clyburn falsely claimed.

“What do you mean it’s not true?” Cavuto pressed.

“I’m saying African American unemployment is not the lowest it’s ever been, unless you count slavery,” Clyburn responded. “We were fully unemployed during slavery, so it all depends about how you measure this up.”