White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow falsely claimed that Trump inherited a “stagnant” economy on the verge of recession. Actually, economists were predicting continued growth, and very few saw any risk of a downturn.
President Donald Trump’s son Eric claimed wages “went through the roof” under his father. Not quite. Weekly earnings after inflation are up — but still well below the 1973 peak.
Eric Trump misleadingly claimed that under Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s tax plan, “82% of all Americans will see their taxes go up significantly.” Biden’s plan does not call for direct tax increases for anyone making less than $400,000, but independent tax analysts say raising corporate taxes will indirectly affect employees. The reduced income would be relatively small for low- and middle-income earners.
First Lady Melania Trump made the dubious claim that the president “has built an administration with an unprecedented number of women in leadership roles.” One source shows Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton appointed more women to Cabinet-level positions in one term.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky didn’t give the whole story when he said Biden “voted for the Iraq War, which President Trump has long called the worst geopolitical mistake of our generation.” In a 2002 radio interview with Howard Stern, Trump said “I guess so” when asked if he supported going to war.
Eric Trump repeated the false claim that Biden “pledged to defund the police” (he didn’t) and falsely added Biden would “take away our cherished Second Amendment.”
As proof of the Trump administration’s success in battling the opioid epidemic, a police officer from New Mexico misleadingly said that drug overdose deaths “decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” While that’s almost correct, it ignores the fact that drug overdose deaths increased in 2019 to the highest level on record.
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi falsely implied that Biden abused his office.
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