Going back at least to the Clinton administration, and probably earlier, every president gets accused of manipulating unemployment rates by using U3 instead of U6 or some other metric. But as far as I know, it's always U3 used between administrations for comparisons but pundits will be pundits, switching their view depending on who is in office. It's the same with "plays too much golf", "uses Air Force One for campaigning" for every incumbent, and of course "goes on too many vacations". Just something to keep in mind no matter who is in office at any given time.