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Jordan Collins

Donald Trump’s maths fails again as he claims that ‘substantially more’ than 100% of new jobs went to migrants

Donald Trump is proving to the entire world that maths really isn’t his strong suit. But it’s not just maths he’s bad at, he’s also clearly lacking a great deal of common sense.

The president’s recent comments have further raised alarms over his mental faculties and whether they are actually working as intended. Speaking to reporters on the topic of immigration Trump made the bold claim that “virtually 100% of the net job creation in the last year has gone to migrants.” He then walked back on his words somewhat and told those listening that he actually thought it was “beyond that number of 100%.”

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