It’s a health care edition of Groundhog Friday, featuring repeated claims from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz.
Groundhog Friday
Issues: jobs
Trump: Jobs Returning ‘Because of Me’
Donald Trump tweeted that GM, Ford and others announced investments and U.S. job creation “because of me!” But industry experts and company officials say the moves were largely market-driven and were in the works before Trump was elected.
President Trump’s Inaugural Address
In his inaugural address, President Trump portrayed the United States as a nation in decline. But his rhetoric did not always match reality.
What President Trump Inherits
These are some of the numbers by which the future successes or failures of the new presidency will be measured.
Video: Trump’s Press Conference
This video highlights some of the false or misleading statements that Donald Trump made in his first press conference as president-elect.
FactChecking Trump’s Press Conference
In his first press conference since July, President-elect Donald Trump repeated some false and misleading claims on jobs, health care and his tax returns.
Groundhog Friday
On his so-called “victory tour,” President-elect Donald Trump has been repeating some inaccurate talking points that we’ve flagged before.
Mailbag: Manufacturing Jobs and Fidel Castro
This week, readers sent us letters about President Barack Obama’s record on manufacturing jobs, and Sen. Ted Cruz’s claim that Obama praised the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
Trump’s Campaign-Style Exaggerations
President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his “victory tour” in Cincinnati, delivering a campaign-style speech that contained campaign-style exaggerations.
Obama’s Record on Manufacturing Jobs
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that 805,000 manufacturing jobs have been created since President Barack Obama has been in office. In fact, there has been a net loss of 303,000 manufacturing jobs since January 2009.