Headline Roundup June 1, 2018
Media Coverage of Jobs Report Tweet
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump tweeted this morning that he was "Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers". A few people took that at face value to mean he was looking forward to the numbers. However, many others on the Left and in the Center have said that the president was breaking with decades of protocol by "suggesting" good news and trying to influence markets.
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Newsmax (News)
President Donald Trump was briefed Thursday night about the monthly employment report issued Friday morning in Washington and signaled in advance that the numbers were going to be favorable, breaking with past practice of presidents who avoided disclosure of market-sensitive information.
President Donald Trump was briefed Thursday night about the monthly employment report issued Friday morning in Washington and signaled in advance that the numbers were going to be favorable, breaking with past practice of presidents who avoided disclosure of market-sensitive information.
With a tantalizing tweet, President Donald Trump seemed to tease a positive jobs report on Friday, a protocol-defying step that moved markets and raised questions about the appropriateness of the president publicly hinting at information that could make or lose fortunes.
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