AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his familiar falsehoods

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his familiar falsehoods

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN
October 26, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Mexico is paying for the wall (it isn’t), health care choice for veterans came from him (it didn’t) and his tax cut stands as the biggest in American history (nowhere close).

These are among his touchstones — the falsehoods that span his presidency — and he’s giving them another go in the final days of his relentless campaigning.

He’s got fresher false material, too, claiming “incredible” numbers in the pandemic response despite record infections, rising deaths and a statement from his chief of staff Sunday that the government cannot bring the coronavirus under control. He warned darkly of voting fraud in the Nov. 3 election without offering evidence that malfeasance is in play.

In weekend rallies, Trump also portrayed Democratic rival Joe Biden as the helmsman of a Marxist party who lined his own pockets with $3.5 million via Moscow. This didn’t happen.

A look at rhetoric from the weekend:

THE VIRUS

TRUMP: “Even without vaccines, we’re rounding the turn. It’s going to be over.” — on C-SPAN, Sunday.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-pandemics-c922b24065310f8e0494572a8676692c

[duforsure]

1. He also is claiming the economy is going up like a rocket,

What he doesn't say it's for the 1%ers it is, not the rest of us. Trillions given to the 1%ers with trumps tax scam bill! and to big corporations with Covid stimulus, and printing up trillions to prop up the markets , for his Wall Street friends, and to claim its results from him, when the debt is skyrocketing from it. Record numbers of farmers going bankrupt, and committing suicide, and now billions of more debt for playoffs to them to vote for him we'll be stuck with. We were in a recession in Feb. before Covid hit, but he will not tell the American people that, or the real unemployment numbers are over 26%. Depression level numbers. But trump claims the economy is great, and with 50-60 million out of a job, and 50-60% of small businesses closed for good now?he's a serial liar trying to con the American people, again.

[lagomorph777]

2. Hey, AP: Enough with euphemisms. Please use the normal word: "LIES."

"Falsehoods" denies the intentionality in Trump's acts of dishonesty.