What did Donald Trump claim about the economy on 8 Dec 2017?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
By the way, now that you bring it up: Black home ownership just hit the highest level it's ever been in the history of our country.
Not a record. Black homeownership was 42.0 percent in the third quarter of 2017, well below the 49.7 percent it reached in 2004.
The homeownership rate for Black households was 42.0 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and 42.7 percent in the first quarter of 2017. It had been 49.7 percent in the second quarter of 2004 (Census Bureau, Housing Vacancy Survey, Table 16).
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- 'Make America Great Again' rally at the Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida.
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