claim: "the national economy was strong in its largest expansion of private sector jobs before president trump came into office."
author: tim kaine
evidence_1: jan 7, 2017 ... the job market is strong, but quickly shifting. ... of the obama economy drew that  much closer to its end on friday, with the ... donald trump will inherit a job  market that is vastly rehabilitated ... longest streak of total job growth on record ✓  ... of course, president obama came into office as the economy was ...
evidence_2: mar 15, 2018 ... donald trump's massive tax cuts and congress's substantial spending ... offices:  in its january survey of small companies, the national federation of ... capacity to  bolster the economy, and constraining the private sector too. ... noting that prior to  the great recession, the ratio of debt to gdp was 35%.
evidence_3: sep 12, 2018 ... president trump and former president obama both claim credit for ... democrats  argue that trump inherited an economy that was already strong, ... it's hard to see  such a turning point in major economic yardsticks .... total private ... took office,  even as job gains in the much larger service sector have slowed ...
evidence_4: nov 30, 2016 ... cnbc took a look at the economic records of the presidents since jimmy carter  to ... so it's no surprise that the incoming trump administration is eager to quell  that ... with just a few weeks left before obama leaves office, the overall ... the  biggest expansion of gdp came under president bill clinton, who ...
evidence_5: dec 22, 2017 ... the vast majority of american families will be able to file their taxes on a single  page. ... during president trump's first year, nearly 1.7 million new jobs have  been created ... leading private sector technology companies and organizations  pledged ... the trump administration has prioritized the economic ...