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The Trump Lie On Median household income Trump claimed twice that median household income has increased by about $10,000 during his presidency. (He once said "over $10,000 a family," once said "almost a $10,000 increase.") Facts First: It's not true that household income gains under Trump have already hit $10,000 in less than three years. A firm called Sentier Research found pre-tax income gains of about $5,500 between January 2017 and October 2019. You can read a longer fact check here.
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The Trump Lie On China's economic performance "You know, they're having the worst year that they've had in 67 years, right?" -- January 22 interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo Facts First: China's second-quarter GDP growth of 6.2% and third-quarter and fourth-quarter GDP growth of 6% each were its worst since 1992, 27 years ago. Trump has repeatedly made clear that he knows that 27 years is the reported figure, but he has added additional years for no apparent reason.
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The Trump Lie On China's economic performance "You know, they're having the worst year that they've had in 67 years, right?" -- January 22 interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo Facts First: China's second-quarter GDP growth of 6.2% and third-quarter and fourth-quarter GDP growth of 6% each were its worst since 1992, 27 years ago. Trump has repeatedly made clear that he knows that 27 years is the reported figure, but he has added additional years for no apparent reason.
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The Trump Lie On Median household income Trump claimed twice that median household income has increased by about $10,000 during his presidency. (He once said "over $10,000 a family," once said "almost a $10,000 increase.") Facts First: It's not true that household income gains under Trump have already hit $10,000 in less than three years. A firm called Sentier Research found pre-tax income gains of about $5,500 between January 2017 and October 2019. You can read a longer fact check here.
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The Trump Lie On The trade deficit with the European Union Trump claimed three times that the US has long had a trade deficit with the European Union of $150 billion per year, or "more." Facts First: The trade deficit with the European Union was $114.6 billion in 2018, $101.2 billion in 2017, $92.5 billion in 2016. The deficit was $169.6 billion in 2018 if you only count trade in goods and ignore trade in services. But Trump, as usual, failed to specify that he was using this more limited measure. We'll ignore Trump's characterization of trade deficits as losses, which is sharply disputed by many economists.
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