Despite disappointing reports, Trump touts economy

| Aug 21, 2020, 09:20:33 AM | AP
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Despite a rise in first time unemployment claims and a dismal report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, President Trump touted his economic stewardship at a small rally near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The rally took place near former Vice President Joe Biden's birthplace and occurred only hours before Biden was to formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination.