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Get the Facts: Verifying Claims From President Trump's Prime-Time Address
CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale identified eight false or exaggerated claims in Trump's speech on inflation, drug prices, investments, gas costs, immigration, and war settlements.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump delivered a nationally televised address from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room, repeating many widely debunked claims, while CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale called it a "half-asleep kind of presidential speech" and flagged eight obvious lies.
- To calm voters, Trump emphasized economic wins while criticizing former President Joe Biden, migrants and transgender people, and offered a $1,776 "warrior dividend" for nearly 1.5 million military service members.
- Regarding the $18 trillion claim, Dale pointed out that the White House website lists $9.6 trillion based on vague promises this year.
- Using data and a quip, Dale showed Trump's prescription drug claim of a '400 to 600%' cut is impossible, noting people would be paid to take medications if it were true.
- On immigration numbers, Daniel Dale noted Trump's claim of "an army of 25 million" undocumented immigrants is inflated, with the real figure under 11 million and including those rapidly expelled, and he said Trump "has not settled eight wars," citing unresolved conflicts.
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By Daniel Dale, CNN. US President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday night, most of which have already been debunked. Here's a fact check. Inflation under the Trump administration: Near the end of the speech, Trump falsely claimed, "Inflation has stopped."
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