W.H. Downplays Importance of Carrier Deal

EARNEST: "Well, obviously we haven't seen the details of the announcement form the company but, you know, obviously the early indications are that this is good news and obviously we'd welcome that good news. I know that President-elect has indicated that he deserves credit for that announcement. And I guess that what I would observe is that if he is successful in doing that 804 more times then he will meet the record of manufacturing jobs that were created in the United States while President Obama was in office. There were 805 manufacturing jobs that weren't just protected or saved but actually created while President Obama was in office."