White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed this week that President Joe Biden has created “ten thousand million jobs,” drawing widespread mockery on social media.
“As you know, the good news is, in August the economy created 315,000 jobs, which is important,” Jean-Pierre declared. “We have created nearly ten thousand million jobs since President Biden took office, which is the fastest job growth in history.”
The claim, which would equate to ten billion new jobs in a country totaling under 400 million people, was quickly debunked.
Wow – “10 thousand million jobs” is quite impressive
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 3, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre: "We have created nearly ten thousand million jobs.”
Oh well, at least we know she passed kindergarten math🤷🏾♀️
— Lavern Spicer 🇺🇸 (@lavern_spicer) September 4, 2022
Would I be mocked if I said that under Joe Biden America had ten thousand million cases of covid?
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) September 5, 2022
Would anybody disagree that Joe Biden and his Democrats might be accused of stealing "
ten thousand million" votes? – Hey Twitter Police – the following question is satire – not an actual claim— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) September 5, 2022
Happy Labor Day, y’all. Joe Biden has created “ten thousand million jobs” per his brilliant spokesperson KJP. pic.twitter.com/1nqEStCBbC
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 5, 2022
How much is 10 thousand million? 🤔
— Unv@xxedB1tch85❤️🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲 (@doehlerd85) September 3, 2022
Wow guys… Biden created “10 thousand million jobs” since he took office and next he's going to cure cancer.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 3, 2022
In August, Jean-Pierre falsely claimed that the administration’s $300-900 billion student loan bailout will provide relief for “relief to 90% of Americans that are making less than $75,000 a year.”
“It’s a very targeted plan that’s going to give relief to 90% of Americans that are making less than $75,000 a year,” the most diverse and intersectional press secretary in American history claimed.
It’s unclear where Jean-Pierre sourced the claim that 90% of the population making less than $75,000 per year would be positively affected by student loan bailouts, in a country with some 330 million people and a median income of roughly $69,000 per year where less than half of the population has a college degree.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
