Posted on December 12, 2011

DNC Chair Denies Unemployment Has Gone Up Under Obama

Gretchen Carlson, FOX News: Unemployment has gone up precipitously since he took office.



Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC Chair: That is simply not true. In fact, unemployment has now dropped below 9%. It's continuing to drop. He's been focused on --



Carlson: It's higher than when they promised the stimulus would lower it to 8%.



Wasserman Schultz: You see, that narrative doesn't work for you anymore, though, because --



Carlson: It's not my narrative. I'm just talking about facts.



Wasserman Schultz: You just said the unemployment rate is going up since Obama took office, and it hasn't.



Carlson: Is unemployment higher since President Obama took office?



Wasserman Schultz: What's happened since President Obama took office --



Carlson: Is unemployment higher than when he took office?



Wasserman Schultz: Unemployment is nearing right around where it was when President Obama took office and it's dropping. You just said it's been increasing and that's not true.