Fact check: 11 false statements from Trump exposed in the cabinet

Fact check: 11 false statements from Trump exposed in the cabinet

President Donald Trump again used a cabinet meeting to make numerous false claims in a far -reaching entertainment with journalists. In his statements on Tuesday in the White House, he made inaccurate statements to inflation, immigration, his customs policy, the massive domestic policy law, which he signed in the past week, the use of wind energy in China, US and European help for Ukraine, US relationships with South Korea and other topics.

false claims about the economy

The review of 11 of Trump's false claims shows that this is not the full list.

inflation

As already wrongly wrong, Trump claimed on Tuesday: "We have no inflation." In fact, there is an inflation in the United States - the annual inflation rate was 2.4 % in May , what an increase of 2.3 % in April . This April number has been the lowest since the beginning of 2021, but that in no way means "no inflation". (On a monthly basis, consumer prices in the United States rose by 0.1 % in May and 0.2 % in April.)

taxes on social insurance

In connection with the new domestic policy legislation, Trump repeated his false assertion that the law fulfilled its promise of election of "no tax on social security". The fact is that the law creates an additional, temporary tax compensation of $ 6,000 per year for people aged 65 and over, but this does not mean that millions of social security relationships still do not have to pay taxes on their benefits. In addition, this new tax compensation only applies until 2028 and is not a liberation from tax to social security benefits for under 65 years.

false statements about tariffs and trade

Trump's customs declarations

Trump spoke about the letters he sent to various foreign guides in order to announce the customs tariffs that he wanted to introduce from August. He explained: "A letter means a deal", which is not true. These letters do not describe any negotiated agreements, but announce unilateral tariffs.

Who actually pays tariffs

Trump often spoke of the fact that other countries have to “pay” for the possibility of doing business in the United States. In reality, however, it is the US importers who buy foreign products and pay customs fees to the US government.

history of the tariffs

Trump also incorrectly claimed that the United States was "proportional" between 1870 and 1913 when the customs profits made up a much larger share in the federal tax revenue. Economists contradict this view and point out that the United States is much more wealthier today than in the early 20th century, with a gross domestic product per capita that is now many times higher than then.

false claims on the environment and energy

china and wind energy

Trump again claimed that "clever countries" would not use wind and solar energy and repeated his wrong claim that China, as the largest manufacturer of wind turbines, hardly used it himself. In reality, however, China is a leader in producing wind energy with numerous large wind farms both on land and at sea.

California and renewable energies

Trump repeated an earlier false claim about California's use of renewable energy sources by wrongly claiming: "You have power outages every week." In fact, the state's electricity system has improved significantly since the rolling power outages during a heat wave in 2020.

false information on foreign policy

US and European help for Ukraine

Trump repeated his wide false claim that the United States had provided far more military help to Ukraine than the Europeans. However, these numbers are far from the truth; The actual financial support of the United States for Ukraine was around $ 139 billion, while European countries and the EU have promised a total of $ 298 billion.

Cost share of South Korea

Trump repeated the wrong claim that South Korea had convinced bids to hire payments for the costs of the US military presence. In fact, the bid administration has signed two agreements on cost sharing that increase cost sharing for South Korea.

misleading statements about immigration

migration and mental health

Trump mistakenly expressed that unknown foreign countries had sent their mentally ill asylum seekers to the United States. However, even his own campaign could not provide any evidence of this often repeated claim.