WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is urging his followers to inform rapper Jay-Z that “because of my policies,†unemployment among black Americans is at the “LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!â€

The president’s tweet Sunday appears to be in response to a CNN interview in which the rapper said the president’s vulgar comments about African countries and Haiti were “disappointing†and “hurtful.â€

Jay-Z said on the debut episode of “The Van Jones Show†on Saturday that lower unemployment among blacks doesn’t make up for the president’s attitude. Jay-Z says, “It’s not about money at the end of the day,†and it “doesn’t equate to happiness.â€

The black unemployment rate of 6.8 percent is the lowest on record and has reached levels not seen since the end of President Bill Clinton’s administration.