In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump’s running mate, criticized the Biden administration’s recent “downward revision” of nearly a million jobs over the past year, calling it the “worst” since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
“The worst downward revision in 15 years, and if you do your math, that’s 2009—and what was 2009? Right? That was the 2008 financial crisis changing the numbers in 2009,” Vance said during the interview at the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office in late August.
This significant downgrade comes after the Labor Department announced in late August that it was revising the jobs numbers from the spring of 2023 to the spring of 2024 downward by 818,000 jobs. According to Vance, this drastic reduction undermines the Democrats’ claims that Biden and Harris have been economic saviors. Despite efforts by top administration officials, like Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, to dismiss the report as insignificant, Vance argues that the Democrats’ messaging on the economy is deceitful.
“They are actively lying—at least they were—six weeks ago. Remember their argument was ‘Joe Biden’s economy is really good which is why you should reelect Joe Biden,’” Vance told Breitbart News. “Now their argument is the economy is terrible and Kamala Harris is the change agent. Kamala Harris is not the change agent—she’s been vice president for three and a half years. It’s fascinating how quickly they can switch from ‘the economy is great’ to ‘the economy is terrible,’ and it suggests that they recognize their messaging about the economy being good wasn’t working.”
Vance believes that the public can see through the misinformation from Harris and her allies, including Biden.
“When you have to downward revise by 900,000 jobs that were created last year, it suggests the American people don’t believe these fake statistics,” Vance said. “The American people believe what they’re seeing, and what they’re seeing is rising prices. It’s harder to get a middle-class job and send your kid to a decent school. Those things have all gone in the wrong direction thanks to Kamala Harris, and that’s why we’ve got to reelect Donald Trump.”
Vance’s comments come as Biden, fresh off his beach vacation in Delaware, is set to join Harris on the campaign trail as she attempts to reconnect with working- and middle-class voters this Labor Day.
