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April Adds 115K Jobs, Unemployment Steady, Trump Approval Drops

5/11/2026

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Trump Praises Jobs

The Labor Department said the United States added 115,000 jobs in April, well above the forecast of 67,000.
The unemployment rate stayed at 4.3 percent in April while gasoline prices rose to $4.53 per gallon.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social praising the gains and claiming over 90 percent of Bloomberg economists underestimated the growth.
An AP-NORC poll showed Trump’s economic approval fell to about 30 percent, a 9-point drop.

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Trump Skips Melania

U.S. President Donald Trump posted a Mother’s Day greeting that omitted his wife Melania.
The “Republicans against Trump” X page shared screenshots, calling the greeting self-servicing.
Commenters noted no Mother’s Day wish to Melania and mocked it as a “me-me-me” rant.
Critics pointed out that about 200,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits the week before, contradicting Trump’s job-creation claim, and that the post sparked memes online.

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Trump Praises Jobs

The Labor Department said the United States added 115,000 jobs in April, well above the forecast of 67,000.
The unemployment rate stayed at 4.3 percent in April while gasoline prices rose to $4.53 per gallon.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social praising the gains and claiming over 90 percent of Bloomberg economists underestimated the growth.
An AP-NORC poll showed Trump’s economic approval fell to about 30 percent, a 9-point drop.

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