In response to weekly jobless claims showing Americans have filed over 42 million Americans unemployment claims due to the coronavirus pandemic, DNC War Room Director Adrienne Watson released the following statement:

“Nearly two million more Americans have filed jobless claims. That’s over 42 million Americans who have lost work since the pandemic began. This is the worst unemployment since the Great Depression, all because Trump failed to prepare for a pandemic. He’s checked out of this crisis and working people are left to pay the price for his catastrophic decision to cater to China and prioritize the politics of reelection over public health.”