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Tue Feb 4, 2020, 10:53 PM Feb 2020

Since you won't get them in the State of the Union, here are some facts on the Trump economy

Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Opinion Contributor

When the president gives his State of the Union address this week, I expect him to demand credit for our strong economy. Doubtless, he will chalk it up to his supposed business acumen. History tells us much of what he says will be false or misleading.

The president told a lie recently in a speech at Davos that we should expect to hear again: that the economy he inherited from Barack Obama was "in dismal shape." He said that the current economy is booming due to his magic touch-not because Barack Obama helped dig us out from the worst recession since the Great Depression, or because of the hard work and ingenuity of American businesses and workers.

This is revisionist history-far from the truth.

It's one of more than 1,500 lies or misleading statements President Trump has made since his inauguration on the economy alone, according to The Washington Post Fact Checker. He has made more than 16,000 false or deceptive statements on all issues combined.

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