Latest Fact-checks on Donald Trump Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall: Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.” Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference: Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record." Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference: “I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House press conference: The WHO coronavirus test “was a bad test.” Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!" Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.” Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.” Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu. Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.” Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2020 in a speech: Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union address to Congress: "Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare. Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.” Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address: “In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules. Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.” Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."
Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall: Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.” Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more. Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference: Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record." Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference: “I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House press conference: The WHO coronavirus test “was a bad test.” Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!" Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.” Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.” Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.” Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!” Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu. Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.” Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2020 in a speech: Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union address to Congress: "Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare. Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.” Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address: “In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules. Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.” Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."
Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a Fox News town hall: Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”
Donald Trump stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference: Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record."
Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2020 in comments made during a White House media briefing: The coronavirus "snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”
Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House news conference: “I've always known this is a real, this is a pandemic. I've felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.”
Donald Trump stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House press conference: The WHO coronavirus test “was a bad test.”
Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!"
Donald Trump stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.”
Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
Donald Trump stated on March 2, 2020 in a Tweet: Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
Donald Trump stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu.
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus.
Donald Trump stated on February 29, 2020 in a speech at CPAC: Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
Donald Trump stated on February 6, 2020 in a speech: Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union address to Congress: "Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.
Donald Trump stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters: "I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2020 in a tweet: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union: “I have also overseen historic funding increases for high-quality child care, enabling 17 states to help more children, many of which have reduced or eliminated their waitlists altogether.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address: “In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: “Over 130 legislators in this chamber have endorsed legislation that would bankrupt our nation by providing free taxpayer-funded health care to millions of illegal aliens, forcing taxpayers to subsidize free care for anyone in the world who unlawfully crosses our borders."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2020 in an interview on Fox News: “Cory Booker and all these people couldn't get any of the things that (Michael) Bloomberg's getting now" with respect to DNC debate rules.
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.”
Donald Trump stated on January 27, 2020 in a tweet: "The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a campaign speech: Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."