President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his “victory tour” in Cincinnati, delivering a campaign-style speech that contained campaign-style exaggerations.
Trump’s Campaign-Style Exaggerations
Person: Donald Trump
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.
Trump Landslide? Nope
Despite Donald Trump and his campaign manager describing his election victory as a “landslide,” Trump’s margin of victory actually ranks among the closest in the Electoral College.
Trump Sticks With Bogus Voter Fraud Claims
President-elect Donald Trump baselessly claimed that he “won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” Even the author of the study upon which the claim is based doesn’t buy that.
Trump on Climate Change
President-elect Donald Trump told the New York Times he had an “open mind” about climate change, but he went on to repeat some of the same false and misleading claims that have been used by those who reject mainstream climate science.
Video: ‘Criminal Aliens’ in the U.S.
In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains President-elect Donald Trump’s exaggerated claim that there are “probably 2 million” or “even 3 million” criminals living illegally in the U.S.
Could Electoral College Elect Clinton?
Q: Can the Electoral College elect Hillary Clinton on Dec. 19?
A: Yes, it may be constitutionally possible; but no, it will not happen, according to election experts.
Trump Repeats ‘Criminal Alien’ Claim
President-elect Donald Trump repeated an exaggerated claim that there are “probably 2 million” or “even 3 million” criminals living illegally in the U.S. One estimate puts the figure at about 820,000.
The Final Push: Trump
With the presidential election just a few days away, we offer a sampling of the misleading claims made by Donald Trump during speeches this week.
The Final Push: Clinton
As the election comes to a close, we provide a sampling of the misleading claims made by Hillary Clinton during speeches this week.