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PatSeg

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7. Trump creates so many totally bizarre stories
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 10:16 PM
Feb 12

on a weekly, even daily, basis, that people are continuously distracted. When we have ICE terrorizing and even killing people, a jobs report is probably rather lackluster.

With Biden, most of the news stories were normal and to some probably on the boring side - that tends to be what a regular presidency looks like.

That said, you are right, that should have been a huge story. Honestly, when I saw 180,000 jobs, I just assumed it was for the month of January and I'll bet a lot of other people did as well. If the media had focused more on it, people might have taken more notice.

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