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Donald Trump stated on May 4, 2026 in a White House event “Consumer confidence is way up." Democratic National Committee stated on April 3, 2026 in a post on X President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.” Blake Gendebien stated on January 30, 2026 in an X post Milk prices “currently are no higher than they were in 1980’s.” Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference “More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.” Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2026 in remarks at a restaurant in Iowa “We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2026 in remarks to reporters Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20. Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.” Scott Bessent stated on October 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" "Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down." X posts stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders. Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2025 in an exchange with reporters in the White House The U.S. currently has “no inflation.” Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting “Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.” Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2025 in an interview on CNBC Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation" A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.” Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press" “Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump." Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.” Load more
Democratic National Committee stated on April 3, 2026 in a post on X President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.”
Blake Gendebien stated on January 30, 2026 in an X post Milk prices “currently are no higher than they were in 1980’s.”
Donald Trump stated on March 27, 2026 in a speech to a Saudi investment conference “More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2026 in remarks at a restaurant in Iowa “We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.”
Gretchen Whitmer stated on February 2, 2026 in a Substack Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
Donald Trump stated on January 11, 2026 in remarks to reporters Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.
Donald Trump stated on November 6, 2025 in remarks at a dinner Walmart’s 2025 package of Thanksgiving dinner ingredients shows a “25% reduction in costs for Thanksgiving between (President Joe) Biden and me.”
Scott Bessent stated on October 26, 2025 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" "Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down."
X posts stated on September 19, 2025 in an X post Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.
Donald Trump stated on September 19, 2025 in an exchange with reporters in the White House The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting “Groceries are down. Energy is way down. ... Was $4 and $5 for a gallon of gas.”
Donald Trump stated on August 26, 2025 in a Cabinet meeting “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2025 in an interview on CNBC Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.
Ritchie Torres stated on July 20, 2025 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" “Since Donald Trump's inauguration, we have seen an 11% decline in the value of the dollar, the steepest decline in more than a half a century.”
Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
Kevin Hassett stated on July 6, 2025 in an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation" A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.”
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
Scott Bessent stated on May 18, 2025 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press" “Gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump."
Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in an event in the White House Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”
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