Let’s Set The Record Straight

Created
Tue, 19/03/2024 - 10:30
Updated
Tue, 19/03/2024 - 10:30
Trump is lying more than ever This Washington Post fact check is worth reading if you aren’t following all the latest Trump lies: Trump frequently recycles false claims of achievement from when he was president that we have repeatedly fact-checked, including: -He created the greatest U.S. economy in U.S. history (not by any metric).-He passed the biggest tax cut in history (it ranks 8th).-He did more for Black people than any president but Abraham Lincoln (not by any metric).-He defeated ISIS in four weeks (it took the United States and coalition partners more than two years after he took office).-He was the first president to impose tariffs on China (China has faced U.S. tariffs since George Washington first enacted them in 1789).He increased government revenue even though he cut taxes (False). But there are always new lies. Here are a few: Biden was declared ‘incompetent’ to stand trial in documents case “He’s [Biden] at great jeopardy, really, but they said: ‘Look, he’s incompetent to go to court but he can be president.’ Figure that one. In other words, he can’t represent himself at court because he’s incompetent.” (Fox News town hall, Feb. 20) “Well, Joe Biden had more boxes than any human being ever, and they let him off. Of course, I wouldn’t want to be let off that way. They say: ‘He’s incompetent, we’ll let him off.’” (rally in Richmond, March 2) “He has no clue, like with the documents hoax. How about that? He’s not competent to stand trial, but he’s…