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Speaker 2: Story number one.

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Speaker 3: There's an old saying in politics, it's the economy stupid.

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Speaker 3: It's an important one because if Americans feel like the

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Speaker 3: Donald Trump's economy is a disaster. The Trump White House,

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Speaker 3: The White House Press Secretary of Caroline Levitt pointing out

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Speaker 3: As the President recently stated he is never satisfied.

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Speaker 1: In economic news, the September jobs report showed the American

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Speaker 4: Vice President, the big news this morning has new jobs

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Speaker 3: So if you go back to the lie being told

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Speaker 3: He made it. If you want to do business in America,

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Speaker 3: And that is exactly why the President has made it

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