![]() ![]() and had received tax incentives in previous years to invest in fuel-economy technology.The documents became automatically declassified when he left the White House. Instead many economics and analysts cite that fact that both car companies had long planned to invest in electric cars, which are easier to build in the U.S. Fiat Chrysler made a point of saying the decision was not the result of conversations with the incoming White House. Fiat Chrysler announced it will invest $1 billion in Ohio and Michigan, creating 2,000 new American jobs."įACT: In early January, Ford and Fiat did announce plans to expand and invest in U.S. TRUMP: "Since my election, Ford announced it will abandon its plans to build a new factory in Mexico and will instead invest $700 million in Michigan creating many, many jobs. TRUMP: "He is a member and has been a member of the National Labor Relations Board and has been through Senate confirmation three times."įACT: Acosta is not currently a member of the National Labor Relations Board. 17 when he signed his broad economic stimulus law. But one of Obama’s major achievements came on Feb. However, one of Trump's was a necessary rule change for his pick for Secretary of Defense. Granted, Obama had signed three bills into law, while Trump has signed four. At this point in his presidency, Trump has signed 12 executive orders vs. Again, I say it, there has never been a presidency that's done so much in such a short period of time."įACT: Another overstatement. I don't think there's ever been a president elected, who in this short period of time has done what we've done. TRUMP: "We have made incredible progress. That includes 51 percent of Democrats, 30 percent of independents and only 14 percent of Republicans. TRUMP: "The press - the public doesn't believe you people anymore."įACT: Again, the aforementioned Gallup found that only 32 percent of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media - a new low. Two electors who were projected to go to him went rogue and voted for other candidates. Trump received 304 votes in the Electoral College. ![]() TRUMP: "I got 306 electoral college votes."įACT: Not the case. But according to Gallup poll conducted in January, Congress has a 19 percent approval rating. A Gallup poll last September found that only 32 percent of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media - a new low. I heard lower than Congress."įACT: Not true. TRUMP: "People, you have a lower approval rate than congress, I think that’s right. ![]() Data from the Conference Board shows the consumer confidence index climbing from 107.1 in the end of October to 113.3 by the end of December. TRUMP: "There has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."įACT: Perhaps a bit of an overstatement. According to researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara, the highest voter turnout in American history was the election of 1876 with a voter turnout rate of nearly 82 percent. Around 60 percent of eligible Americans turned out to vote in 2016, according to estimates from the University of Florida’s U.S. TRUMP: "People came out and voted like they've never seen before."įACT: Again, this isn't correct. A recent analysis of cases from 2010 to 2015 by SCOTUSBlog concluded that the 9th Circuit also has an 80 percent reversal rate, but that was third place - behind the 6th Circuit with 87 percent and 11th Circuit with 85 percent. It was the top spot for a regional circuit court. TRUMP: "I think we're setting a record, or close to a record, in the time of approval of a cabinet."įACT: According to a 2010 study published in Landslide, the 9th Circuit had an 80 percent reversal rate from 1999 to 2008. I was just given that information - it was a big margin." When a reporter questioned Trump's claim, he later said, "I don't know. TRUMP: "I guess it was the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan."įACT: Trump guessed wrong: His electoral college margin was smaller than President Obama’s in 2012. — - President Donald Trump held a press conference at the White House Thursday to announce his new pick for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, but once he began taking questions from reporters, the focus shifted away from Acosta to a slew of other topics: Allegations of his campaign's contact with Russians, General Flynn's resignation, anti-Semitism in the U.S., and a popular go-to topic for the president, his disdain for the mainstream media.īelow are more than a dozen false, questionable or misleading claims Trump made over the course of the 75-minute press conference - as well as a few that are backed up by the facts.
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