Speaking to a crowd in West Virginia, President Donald Trump oversold the economic progress in the Mountain State.
Trump Overstates West Virginia Gains
Issues: GDP
Trump’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Pelosi’s Misleading ‘Job-Killer’ Claim
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the Republican tax plans will be a “job-killer,” but most economic analyses of the plans suggest, on balance, modest job growth.
Trump’s Phoenix Fiction
The president revises history, exaggerates accomplishments and makes false claims.
FactChecking Trump’s West Virginia Rally
At a rally in West Virginia, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that his administration is “bringing back to America” manufacturing jobs “by the hundreds of thousands.”
GDP vs. GNP
Q: What is the difference between GDP and GNP?
A: GDP is the market value of everything produced within a country; GNP is the value of what’s produced by a country’s residents, no matter where they live.