Fact-checking Trump Cabinet meeting during shutdown, National Guard deployments

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President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on the ninth day of a federal government shutdown. PolitiFact fact-checked his statements about ending seven wars, protests in Portland, pregnant women taking Tylenol and more in our live blog below.


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