One Of The Easiest Questions Sean Spicer Got In His First Press Briefing Was Also The Smartest

WASHINGTON ― It should be an easy, empirical question: What is the current unemployment rate? But White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s answer ― or his refusal to answer ― is indicative of the Trump White House’s unwillingness to play by the same facts as everyone else. Donald Trump made clear throughout the presidential campaign that he didn’t accept the official unemployment rate as The Official Unemployment Rate, suggesting that it might be as high as 42 percent ― a number a...