"Trump posted on Truth Social at 8:20 pm ET on Thursday a chart that included unreleased figures. On Friday morning, economists were able to connect the dots following the release of the December jobs report to the public. Historically, presidents are briefed a day ahead of the report's publication. By protocol, the president and White House staff are not supposed to comment on the report until it is released."
"President Donald Trump posted a chart containing job data hours early. Trump posted the chart on Truth Social Thursday night. The December jobs report was not publicly released until Friday morning. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Trump had a similar episode during his first term. In 2018, Trump touted jobs numbers an hour before the report's release. Economists criticized the president at the time, though the White House said Trump had done nothing untoward."
President Donald Trump posted a chart on Truth Social at 8:20 pm ET on Thursday that included unreleased figures from the December jobs report. The December jobs report was not publicly released until Friday morning, and economists connected the dots once the data became public. Historically, presidents are briefed a day ahead of the report's publication, and by protocol the president and White House staff are not supposed to comment until the report is released. A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump previously touted jobs numbers ahead of release in 2018.
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