Tag: 2019 State of the Union

Fact-checking President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address

President Trump’s State of the Union speech once again was chock-full of stretched facts and dubious figures. Many of these claims have been fact-checked repeatedly, yet the president persists in using them. Here, in the order in which he made them, are nearly 30 statements by the president.

As is our practice with live events, we do not award Pinocchio rankings, which are reserved for complete columns.

“We have created 5.3 million new jobs and importantly added 600,000 new manufacturing jobs.”

Trump often inflates the number of jobs created under his presidency by counting from Election Day, rather than when he took the oath of office. There have been almost 4.9 million jobs created since January 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of which 436,000 are manufacturing jobs, according to the BLS.

View the complete February 6 article by Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly on The Washington Post website here.

DNC on Stacey Abrams Giving State of the Union Response

DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after Democratic leaders announced that Stacey Abrams will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address:

“Day after day, President Trump has spread hate, spouted lies, and misled the American people. And there’s no doubt that he’ll do the same next Tuesday. That’s why Stacey Abrams is the perfect choice to give the Democratic response. Stacey didn’t just inspire the people of Georgia last year, she electrified voters across the country with a powerful vision and a positive message of unity, inclusion, and opportunity. She is a rising Democratic star who embodies our party’s values and our fight to build a brighter future for all. And when she responds to Trump, there will be no question in voters’ minds about what it means to be a Democrat and which party is truly fighting for the American people.”