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Trump touts economy as job numbers drop and midterms approach

The Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Meanwhile, primaries this week further exposed divisions among Democrats about the direction of the party.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong and Deborah Becker speak with Darlene Superville, White House reporter for the Associated Press, and Scott Wong, senior congressional reporter for NBC News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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