In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at some of the false and misleading statements that President Donald Trump made at a press conference after the NATO summit in Brussels.
Video: FactChecking Trump’s NATO Claims
Locations: International
Trump’s Remarks on Putin and the Russia Investigation
Asked whether he believed U.S. intelligence agencies or Russian President Vladimir Putin on whether Russia meddled in the 2016 election, President Donald Trump declined to directly respond. Instead, he raised questions about the Russia investigation.
Trump Inflates GDP Growth
In an interview with The Sun in England, President Donald Trump claimed “the GDP since I’ve taken over has doubled and tripled.” It hasn’t. Not even close.
Trump’s False Claims at NATO
At the NATO summit in Brussels, President Donald Trump made several false statements about the defense spending of the member countries.
Trump’s Defense Spending Exaggerations
President Donald Trump exaggerated the size of the defense budget in a couple of ways in recent speeches.
Trump Still Distorting NATO Spending
President Donald Trump continues to wrongly claim that the United States is paying as much as 90 percent of the cost of operating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Trump Distorts Facts on Agricultural Trade
In a Fox Business interview, President Donald Trump singled out trade barriers as a reason for five “very bad years” for U.S. farmers. But agricultural economists blame low farm commodity prices — not trade barriers.
Video: Rep. Ellison on Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’
This week’s video from CNN’s Jake Tapper and FactCheck.org explains Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison’s tweet that the Supreme Court “ratified Donald Trump’s ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entry into the United States.”
Partisan Websites Spin Mexican Campaign Rhetoric
Q: Did the front-runner in the presidential race in Mexico call for an “invasion” of migrants to the U.S.?
A: No. Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to “defend migrants … who of necessity have to leave their villages.”
Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’ Doesn’t Affect All Muslims
Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison tweeted that the Supreme Court “ratified Donald Trump’s ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entry into the United States.” That is a Trump quote from the presidential campaign. But his actual executive actions didn’t go that far.