'Nobody
Special' suggests rhetorically that Donald Trump has made a difference in
America.
Without
a doubt, he has made a categorical difference. Let's have an audit.
Bear
in mind this lawful standard:
Making false statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) is the common name for the United
States federal process crime laid out in Section 1001
of Title 18 of the United States Code,
which generally prohibits knowingly and willfully making false or fraudulent statements, or concealing
information, in "any matter within the jurisdiction" of the federal government
of the United States, even by merely denying guilt when asked by a federal
agent.
The
Washington Post and other media fact checkers report that the president
has told 13,435 lies while in office, according to Washington Post fact
checkers as of October 25, 2019. That in itself on a single count is breaking
the law and an impeachable offense. Trump is a confirmed liar.
If
you ask the Trump White House for a list, here is what you get:
- "Almost 4 million jobs created since the election.
- More Americans are now employed than ever recorded
before in our history.
- We have created more than 400,000 manufacturing jobs
since my election.
- Manufacturing jobs growing at the fastest rate in more
than THREE DECADES.
- Economic growth last quarter hit 4.2 percent.
- New unemployment claims recently hit a 49-year low.
- Median household income has hit the highest level ever
recorded.
- African-American unemployment has recently achieved the
lowest rate ever recorded.
- Hispanic-American unemployment is at the lowest rate
ever recorded.
- Asian-American unemployment recently achieved the
lowest rate ever recorded.
- Women’s unemployment recently reached the lowest rate
in 65 years.
- Youth unemployment has recently hit the lowest rate in
nearly half a century.
- Lowest unemployment rate ever recorded for Americans
without a high school diploma.
- Under my Administration, veterans’ unemployment
recently reached its lowest rate in nearly 20 years.
- Almost 3.9 million Americans have been lifted off food
stamps since the election.
- The Pledge to America’s Workers has resulted in
employers committing to train more than 4 million Americans. We are
committed to VOCATIONAL education.
- 95 percent of U.S.
manufacturers are optimistic about the future—the highest ever. - Retail sales surged last month, up another 6 percent
over last year.
- Signed the biggest package of tax cuts and reforms in
history. After tax cuts, over $300 billion poured back
in to the U.S.in the first quarter alone. - As a result of our tax bill, small businesses will have
the lowest top marginal tax rate in more than 80 years.
- Helped win U.S.
bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. - Helped win U
. S. -Mexico-Canada’s united bid for 2026 World Cup. - Opened ANWR and approved Keystone XL and Dakota Access
Pipelines.
Record number of regulations eliminated.- Enacted regulatory relief for community banks and
credit unions.
- Obamacare individual mandate penalty GONE.
- My Administration is providing more affordable
healthcare options for Americans through association health plans and
short-term duration plans.
- Last month, the FDA approved more affordable generic
drugs than ever before in history. And thanks to our efforts, many drug
companies are freezing or reversing planned price increases.
- We reformed the Medicare program to stop hospitals from
overcharging low-income seniors on their drugs—saving seniors hundreds of
millions of dollars this year alone.
- Signed Right-To-Try legislation.
- Secured $6 billion in NEW funding to fight the
opioid epidemic. - We have reduced high-dose
opioid prescriptions by 16 percent during my first year in office. - Signed VA Choice Act and VA Accountability Act,
expanded VA
telehealth services, walk-in-clinics, and same-day urgent primary and mental health care. - Increased our coal exports by 60 percent; U.S.
oil production recently reachedall-time high . - United States is a net natural gas exporter for the
first time since 1957.
- Withdrew the United States from the job-killing Paris
Climate Accord.
- Cancelled the illegal, anti-coal, so-called Clean Power
Plan.
- Secured record $700 billion in military funding; $716
billion next year.
- NATO allies
are spending $69 billion more on defense since 2016. Process has begun to make the Space Force the 6th branch of the Armed Forces.- Confirmed more circuit court judges than any other new
administration.
- Confirmed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and
nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh.
- Withdrew from the horrible, one-sided Iran Deal.
- Moved U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
- Protecting Americans from terrorists with the Travel
Ban, upheld by
Supreme Court . Issued Executive Order to keepopen Guantanamo Bay .- Concluded a historic U
. S. -Mexico Trade Deal to replace NAFTA. And negotiations with Canada are underway as we speak. - Reached a breakthrough agreement with the E.U.
to increase U.S.exports . - Imposed tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to
protect our national security.
- Imposed tariffs on China in response to China’s forced
technology transfer, intellectual property theft, and their chronically
abusive trade practices.
- Net exports are on track to increase by $59 billion
this year.
- Improved vetting and screening
for refugees, and switched focus to overseas resettlement. - We have begun BUILDING THE WALL. Republicans want
STRONG BORDERS and NO CRIME. Democrats want OPEN BORDERS which equals
MASSIVE CRIME."
The
first claim is false:
"GDP Growth Was
Higher on Average under Obama in 2014 and 2015 Than Compared to Trump in 2017
and 2018"
The
second claim is false:
There
are more Americans today than ever and therefore more are in the workforce, but
that has nothing to do with Trump. Obama could have made the same claim, but
didn't.
You
march down the list, and most of the Trump claims are lies and distortions.
How to Select an American President
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