About six months into the second term of President Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats are making conflicting and often misleading assessments of the Trump administration’s impact on inflation and prices. Both sides cherry-pick examples of consumer products to support their claims, while sometimes wrongly taking credit for lower prices or falsely casting blame for rising costs.
Issues: economy
Pro-Trump TV Ad Overstates His Second-Term Economic Record
Trump’s Growing Exaggeration of U.S. Investments
President Trump has repeatedly touted the value of announced financial investments in the U.S. and taken credit for attracting them. He started out citing $3 trillion in investments and, four months later, was claiming totals of more than $10 trillion. It’s unclear where, exactly, he’s getting these totals. But they appear to be an exaggeration of pledges to invest made by various companies and countries.
Graphic Cites FactCheck.org in Misleading Biden, Trump Economy Comparison
Trump’s Flawed Claim that Tariffs Made the U.S. Its ‘Richest’
Video: FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
FactChecking Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
Donald Trump’s Closing Arguments
In his third campaign for the nation’s top office, former President Donald Trump’s closing messages have run the gamut, touching on the economy, immigration, the military, crime, taxes and more. In lengthy speeches, he rattles off a stream of claims. We reviewed Trump’s remarks from Oct. 18 through Oct. 22.