The Dow took a major dive this afternoon:
It was a wild day for markets Monday. The Dow shed 1,178 points and briefly declined more than 1,500 points. pic.twitter.com/9diaAMlVTQ
— CNBC (@CNBC) February 5, 2018
Former Obama White House press secretary Jay Carney decided to capitalize on that by teaching Donald Trump a lesson on the pitfalls of touting positive stock market performances:
Good time to recall that in the previous administration, we NEVER boasted about the stock market — even though the Dow more than doubled on Obama's watch — because we knew two things: 1) the stock market is not the economy; and 2) if you claim the rise, you own the fall.
— Jay Carney (@JayCarney) February 5, 2018
Never say never, Jay.
No really. Never say it. Because it’s not even remotely true.
https://twitter.com/JJ_Mitch2/status/960616537337057280
You do know what the word NEVER means don't you? Check your facts!
— Captain Cook's Wife (@cptcookswife) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Pete_In_Jersey/status/960622438366183424
They did brag about the stock market though.
Even Obama did.
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) February 5, 2018
Yep:
— (((≠))) (@ThomasHCrown) February 5, 2018
"The stock market is booming…I don't have to tell you about the stock market and where that's gone" – Barack Obama, July 2014 #NEVER https://t.co/j6WmEkyfOd https://t.co/C02yTwY7q7
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/960619916519976960
Here is a boast where Obama's press secretary also says the stock market will judge the next administration. https://t.co/3YQjYxWo02 https://t.co/7v0TvfOyJL
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/960621863855632385
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/960621184961441793
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/960621475010105344
Jay Carney and Jay Carney have never met, either, evidently:
Ha. From @JayCarney a month and a half ago… "on a % basis, the DJIA grew more in Obama's first year, & more than doubled over 8 yrs."https://t.co/mXJoKNhjIX pic.twitter.com/1M8zl7rTTZ
— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) February 5, 2018
Whoops.
Good time to recall your struggles with fact and honesty.
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/FickleFooze/status/960622784622637056
Some things never change.
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Update:
Oh, lawd … look at Jay trying to backpedal:
While @BarackObama and others would on occasion mention the stock market’s revival as part of a broad observation about America’s recovery from the Great Recession – esp during the 2012 re-elect – we didn’t boast about daily or weekly spikes, for the aforementioned reasons.
— Jay Carney (@JayCarney) February 5, 2018
Bless your heart, clown.
LOL. From “NEVER” to “on occasion” in record time. Life comes at you fast, huh Jay? pic.twitter.com/yxHZYhtycc
— JERRY DUNLEAVY (@JerryDunleavy) February 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/960633863268700162
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