When asked what he was going to do about the “gun problem,” President Donald Trump responded that “we have done much more than most administrations.” Trump has taken some action to strengthen federal gun control, but his administration also has eased gun restrictions.
Stories by Robert Farley
Deputy Director, FactCheck.org
Politics of Gun Violence
Trump’s and Miller’s Attacks on ‘The Squad’
Trump’s False Claims About Rep. Ilhan Omar
Gillibrand Attacks Trump on Manufacturing Jobs
Biden’s Stretch on Intellectual Property Theft
Confusion at the Border
No Evidence Kim Jong Un Rebuffed Obama’s ‘Begging’
Prior to his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un in North Korea, President Donald Trump made the unfounded claim that Barack Obama tried many times to meet with Kim, but was rebuffed. Obama administration officials and experts on U.S.-North Korea relations say that’s not true, and Trump offered no evidence to back up his claim.