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nah...there's a better than 30% chance that she'll be convicted of something before Trump's term is up...can't run if that happens, even if she avoids jail-time...

“You remember the Philippines -- the last trip made by a President that turned out to be not so good. Never quite got to land.”
Repeated 2 times
Nov 14, 2017Nov 11

Topic: Foreign policy

Source: Remarks

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This is a bizarre claim. Trump appears to be confusing a presidential visit with President Barack Obama's decision to cancel a meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, after he called Obama the "son of a whore." Obama's two visits to the Philippines, in 2014 and 2015, when Benigno S. Aquino 3rd was president, were unremarkable.

“Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign.”
Repeated 1 time
Oct 31, 2017

Topic: Russia

Source: Twitter

The indictment brought against Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, indicates illegal activity took place before, during and after Manafort's stint as Trump campaign chairman.

“JFK Files are released, long ahead of schedule!”

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Twitter

A law signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1992 mandated that all records be released by Oct. 26, 2017. So the release was not ahead of schedule -- and many are still secret.

“I think the uranium sale to Russia and the way it was done, so underhanded with tremendous amounts of money being passed. I think that is Watergate modern age.”
Repeated 10 times
Nov 3, 2017Oct 25Aug 3Jul 25Jul 22Jul 19Apr 30Mar 28Mar 27Feb 16

Topic: Russia

Source: Remarks

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Trump suggests the State Department under Hillary Clinton had sole approval authority on a uranium rights deal with a company largely owned by Russia’s nuclear energy agency. But the State Department is one of nine agencies in the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States to vet and sign off on all U.S. transactions involving foreign governments. There is no evidence Clinton herself got involved in the deal personally, and it is highly questionable that this deal even rose to the level of the secretary of state. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission also needed to approve, and did approve, the transfer.

“And so look, we have actually in the Republican Party, in a true sense, we have great unity.”

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Interview

Trump said this as he came under attack from two leading Republican senators.

He's repeated this quite a few times, along with his "I am a really smart guy".

It's as if he has to remind himself...every time something happens to suggest otherwise...which is a lot...believe me...

“Lou, they put on stories and CNN, and on NBC, and CBS, and ABC, and NBC being an offshoot also with the MSNBC, which is ridiculous. They put on stories that are so false. They have so-called sources that, in my opinion, don’t exist. You know, they’ll say, “Sources have said,” they don’t know. They’re sitting down, they just -- they make it up. It is so dishonest. It is so fake.”
Repeated 1 time
Oct 16, 2017

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Interview

Mainstream news organizations do not routinely invent news reports -- and it is grounds for firing. Trump equates "fake news" to news that he considered negative.

“Well, you know I call up -- I become friendly with leaders of other very, very large countries and say how're you doing, and they would say, 'We're not doing well, we are not doing well. GDP is at 7 percent, GDP is at 8 percent, we are not happy.'”
Repeated 2 times
Sep 6, 2017Jul 25

Topic: Economy

Source: Interview

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Trump is making a major economic error in comparing the GDP of a developed country to a developing one. By a process of elimination, it is possible the prime minister of India is the world leader who is unhappy with 7 percent growth rate. (He’s probably even unhappier now that growth appears to be slowing.) Certainly, Trump has expressed interest in rivaling India’s growth. That’s one world leader. But the world leader who Trump claims is unhappy with 8 percent growth appears to be a phantom. Of the 58 heads of state he’s met or spoke with since taking office, not one can claim 8 percent GDP growth.

The danger here is that he has eroded the credibility of, not just himself but also, the Office of the US President. He could be, and should be ignored if he was just John Q Citizen, but he is the holder of the highest recognized and most powerful position in the world, one that commands attention and which can alter the course of events by it's announcements...

He has already convinced a significant number of his followers to ignore factual news from mainstream media and to believe only stuff disseminated by he or his chosen media outlet, Trump/Fox News.There is a danger that fanatics among his followers may take matters into their own hands and begin murdering journalists instead of merely assaulting them, as happens in corrupt countries like Russia...

The larger danger is that a foreign adversary has proven to be adept at manipulating US media sources and he has shown no inclination to slam that door shut...not a great way to run a country

It's so easy to act presidential, but that's not going to get it done," Trump told a packed arena in Youngstown, Ohio, on Tuesday evening. "With the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that's held this office."

“Just out report: 'United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.' Not good, we must keep America safe!”

Topic: Terrorism

Source: Twitter

This tweet caused anger in the United Kingdom, as the statistic is fiction. The report cited by Trump barely mentioned terrorism.

“The Fake News is going crazy with wacky Congresswoman Wilson(D), who was SECRETLY on a very personal call, and gave a total lie on content!”

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Twitter

Wilson was an invited guest on the speakerphone condolence call between Trump and Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, a soldier killed in Niger. Moreover, it turned out she did not lie, as her description of Trump's awkward phrasing was confirmed by White House chief of staff John Kelly.

“I am supportive of Lamar as a person & also of the process, but I can never support bailing out ins co's who have made a fortune w/ O'Care.”
Repeated 10 times
Oct 18, 2017Oct 18Oct 17Oct 17Oct 17Oct 17Oct 16Oct 13Oct 13Oct 11

Topic: Health care

Source: Twitter

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This claim is false. Insurance companies have actually lost billions in the Obamacare exchanges, according to company filings and industry analysts. For example, Aetna is on pace to lose $750 million from its participation in the exchanges — $100 million in 2014, $150 million in 2015, $300 million in 2016 and more than $200 million in 2017. As a result, it is not participating in 2018, a spokesman said. Humana announced it would leave the exchanges, saying it was too risky after losing $45 million in the individual market in 2017.

“If you look at the number -- I mean, this was -- I think it was worse than Katrina. It was in many ways worse than anything people have ever seen.”

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Remarks

Trump claiming Hurricane Marina is worse than Hurricane Katrina is a shift from when Trump visited the island, at which point he declared that, because of the low death toll in Puerto Rico, it paled in comparison with the “real catastrophe” in New Orleans in 2005.

“We have companies -- you saw last week -- car company -- massive improvements and expansions and, in some cases, brand new plants. They're coming in. Foxconn is building a -- as you know, they make the Apple iPhones and more.”
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Dec 14, 2017Dec 13Dec 8Dec 5Nov 29Nov 23Nov 13Nov 2Nov 2Oct 18Oct 16Oct 10Oct 7Oct 6Sep 8Sep 6Sep 5Aug 23Aug 22Aug 15Aug 14Aug 12Aug 11Aug 10Aug 4Aug 4Aug 3Aug 2Jul 26Jul 26Jun 21Jun 15May 18May 17May 1Apr 29Apr 21Apr 12Apr 11Apr 4Apr 2Mar 31Mar 29Mar 28Mar 28Mar 24Mar 24Mar 23Mar 21Mar 17Mar 15Mar 13Mar 6Feb 28Feb 28Feb 24Feb 18Feb 17Feb 16Feb 10Feb 9

Topic: Economy

Source: Remarks

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Trump keeps taking credit for projects that were long in the works before he became president. For example, he repeatedly claims credit for Ford’s decision to abandon its plans to open a factory in Mexico and instead expand its Michigan plant. But analysts say Ford’s decision has more to do with the company’s long-term goal — particularly, its plans to invest in electric vehicles — than the administration. It’s easier for companies to find highly skilled workers to build new products, such as electric cars, in the United States than in Mexico. Fiat Chrysler's plan to invest $1 billion for a factory in Michigan had been in the works for more than a year and had nothing to do with Trump. Foxconn considered investing in U.S.-based facilities since 2014, though its initial plans to invest in Pennsylvania didn't pan out.

“So, they asked me that questions and for the most part to the best of my knowledge I think I've called every family of somebody that's died and it's the hardest call to make.”

Topic: Miscellaneous

Source: Interview

Trump is backtracking on this claim. At first Trump said he called "virtually everybody." But several outlets have reported that many families have yet to hear from him. On Oct. 20 Roll Call reported that White House aides contacted the Defense Department for an up-to-date list of all the people who have during military service, aware that Trump overstated his claim.

“I wish President Obama didn't get out the way he got out. Because that left a vacuum and ISIS was formed.”
Repeated 2 times
Aug 21, 2017Mar 20

Topic: Foreign policy

Source: Interview

This is a flip-flop. Trump criticizes the 2011 withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq, blaming the previous administration for hastily withdrawing. But Trump supported rapid withdrawal as early as March 2007, saying the United States should “declare victory and leave.” So Trump criticizes Obama for taking action he advocated. There are also many reasons for the rise of ISIS, including the invasion of Iraq in 2003 that Trump supported.

“Then I see polls come out. We had one come out today. Rasmussen. Forty-seven [percent]. Forty-six or 47. And you know, 47 you can't lose. That's a very high number. In fact Obama got out at 46, I guess.”

Topic: Biographical record

Source: Interview

Trump had a 41 percent approval rating in the Rasmussen poll -- which gave Obama a 62 percent approval when he left office.

“Obamacare is a disaster. It's virtually dead. As far as I'm concerned, it really is dead.”
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Dec 28, 2017Oct 17Oct 17Oct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 10Oct 7Sep 21Aug 22Jul 28Jul 25Jul 24Jul 22Jul 19Jul 18Jul 18Jul 18Jul 14Jul 12Jun 28Jun 27Jun 25Jun 23Jun 23Jun 22Jun 21Jun 19Jun 19Jun 13Jun 8Jun 7Jun 7May 28May 18May 12May 7May 5May 5May 5May 4May 4May 1Apr 29Apr 28Apr 24Apr 23Mar 25Mar 21Mar 17Mar 17Mar 17Mar 15Mar 13Mar 11Feb 27Feb 18Feb 16Feb 10Jan 25

Topic: Health care

Source: Remarks

The Affordable Care Act is expected to remain stable for the foreseeable future, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Moreover, Trump only backed off of his pledge to repeal and replace Obamacare after he supported the failed attempts in both chambers of Congress to push through the legislation.

“We have ended, finally, the war on clean, beautiful coal.”
Repeated 1 time
Jul 12, 2017

Topic: Environment

Source: Prepared speech

"Clean coal" is not a thing. It is rhetoric often used to describe carbon capture and storage, a technique to capture carbon emissions from power plants, transport it through pipelines and inject it deep into the ground to make oil wells more productive. This technology has been developing in the U.S. since 2015 but it remains expensive and not viable economically without being linked to an enhanced oil recovery project

“I was very honored to see a man that I've had a lot of respect for, James Lee Witt, of the Clinton administration -- the head of FEMA. He gave us an A+; I just see -- it just came out. And I've always had respect for him. He gave us -- he's the FEMA director of the Clinton administration -- gave us an A+ for how we responded to the hurricane aftermath -- all of the hurricanes. And that includes Puerto Rico.”

Topic: Environment

Source: News conference

Witt later said he was not including the administration's response to Puerto Rico in his comments, as he was asked the response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Florida and Texas.

The attack in regulations "is one of the major reasons, in addition to the enthusiasm for manufacturing and business and jobs -- and the jobs are coming back.”

Topic: Jobs

Source: Prepared speech

Job growth in the first six months of Trump's presidency has been slower than the same period of the previous five years. Moreover, a president does not "create" jobs; job growth is a function of broad economic trends that often predate a president's tenure.

“The regime intimidated international inspectors into not using the full inspection authorities that the agreement calls for.”

Topic: Foreign policy

Source: Prepared speech

The International Atomic Energy Agency, which conducts the inspections, has not complained of lack of access. After Trump's speech, the head of the agency issued his own statement: “So far, the IAEA has had access to all locations it needed to visit. At present, Iran is subject to the world’s most robust nuclear verification regime.”

“It would be really nice if the Fake News Media would report the virtually unprecedented Stock Market growth since the election. Need tax cuts”
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Jan 9, 2018Jan 8Jan 7Jan 5Jan 5Jan 3Dec 30, 2017Dec 27Dec 23Dec 20Dec 18Dec 18Dec 14Dec 14Dec 13Dec 12Dec 10Dec 8Dec 8Dec 6Dec 5Nov 30Nov 30Nov 30Nov 29Nov 29Nov 29Nov 29Nov 28Nov 28Nov 23Nov 23Nov 23Nov 15Nov 13Nov 10Nov 7Nov 7Nov 6Nov 5Nov 4Nov 2Oct 31Oct 24Oct 17Oct 16Oct 16Oct 13Oct 11Oct 11Oct 11Oct 11Oct 11Oct 10Oct 7Oct 6Oct 6Oct 5Sep 29Sep 27Sep 26Sep 22Sep 19Sep 6Sep 1Aug 22Aug 15Aug 14Aug 11Aug 4Aug 3Aug 3Aug 2Aug 1Jul 31Jul 31Jul 29Jul 25Jul 24Jul 24Jul 19Jul 15Jul 12Jul 12Jul 6Jul 2Mar 2Feb 28Feb 18Feb 16Feb 16

Topic: Economy

Source: Twitter

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This is a flip-flop for Trump. Before he was elected, he dismissed the stock-market performance under Obama as “artificial” and “a bubble." Moreover, the stock market highs were regularly reported by the news media.