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Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2024 a 2024 campaign ad

Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”

By Grace Abels • October 18, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2023 a speech

“We banned transgender” people from serving in the military.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 8, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2020 an executive order

“For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”

By Julie Appleby • October 1, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on June 23, 2020 a tweet

As of June 23, the COVID-19 death rate is “way down.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 24, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2020 remarks at a public event in Des Moines

"Under three years of my administration, net farm income has already gone up nearly 50%."

By Julia Shanahan • May 22, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 a campaign ad

Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.

By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet

“During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.”

By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a public forum

“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”

By Haley BeMiller • February 7, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a campaign speech

Says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "was a designated terrorist by President Obama, who didn't do anything about it."

By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2019 a campaign email to Vermont media

"President Trump has lifted the prospect of voters across Vermont, overseeing a 11,742 decline of Vermont residents on food stamps."

By Xander Landen • November 7, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on August 13, 2019 a speech

"From 2010 to 2017, natural gas production plummeted by nearly 70 percent in New York, but it soared almost 1,000 percent in Pennsylvania."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 4, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2019 a speech

"Last year, we prosecuted a record number of firearms offenses."

By Amy Sherman • August 5, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on June 26, 2019 a tweet from the Trump campaign

Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.

By Jon Greenberg • July 2, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 an immigration speech

"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."

By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on October 2, 2018 a rally in Southaven, Miss.

Says Sen. Richard Blumenthal "lied about his service" in Vietnam.

By Jon Greenberg • October 4, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 1, 2018 a White House press event

"Since NAFTA’s adoption, the United States racked up trade deficits totaling more than $2 trillion."

By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost thousands of plants."

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2018 a rally in Billings, Mont.

"When Abraham Lincoln made the Gettysburg Address speech, the great speech, do you know he was ridiculed? He was ridiculed."

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on June 19, 2018 speech at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th Anniversary Celebration

"There's been a 1,700 percent increase in asylum claims over the last 10 years."

By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018

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