MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, on Monday, thanked former President Obama for the strong economy. This statement comes despite many economic leaders crediting Trump for the surging economy.

According to The Daily Caller:

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough gave President Obama credit for the improved economy and then declared himself a conservative on Monday morning’s episode of “Morning Joe.”

“And you just have to say it. Things are going well out there. This isn’t the greatest economy ever. This isn’t close to being the greatest economy ever. Barack Obama had more people getting jobs his last 16 or 18 months than [we] have had jobs during Donald Trump’s first 16 or 18 months,” he began.

“We’re in pretty an extraordinary six-, seven-year recovery right now, and that’s a recovery we can all be grateful for,” Scarborough said. “And, you know what? That’s something that we Republicans — now a conservative — we conservatives have always given credit where credit is due, and that’s the small business owners to people working hard.”

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“Yeah, it’s a strong economy. But Mika, this is not an economy that Donald Trump gave us. This is an economy that’s part of the seven-year ongoing recovery,” he continued.

All of this comes on the heels of strong economic numbers that have been bolstered by the tax cuts and a massive deregulation campaign by the Trump administration.