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    FACT CHECK: White House Apologizes For False Claim About African-American Jobs

    The White House backtracked this week on claims that President Trump has overseen more job gains among African-Americans than his predecessor, Barack Obama.
    by Scott Horsley Aug 15, 2018 3 minutes
    White House press secretary Sarah Sanders apologized Tuesday for wildly misstating employment numbers for African-Americans under former President Barack Obama.

    The White House was forced to backtrack this week, after wildly misstating the level of job gains by African-Americans under President Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama.

    The false claim came during Tuesday's press briefing, which was dominated by questions about Omarosa Manigault Newman. In her new tell-all book and an accompanying publicity tour, the former reality TV star and presidential assistant has accused Trump of being a racist.

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