Fact-Check: Trump spreads false statements to Trudeau, Ukraine and Migration

Fact-Check: Trump spreads false statements to Trudeau, Ukraine and Migration

During a visit to Canada on Monday on the occasion of a G7-kffels , repeated President Donald Trump one of his many false claims over Canada and again blamed the former liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was excluded from the group of the former G8.

Trump and the wrong statements about Trudeau

In his statements about Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Trump said on Monday: "He was thrown out - by Trudeau, who convinced one or two people, together with Obama. He was thrown out. And he is definitely not happy about it." In fact, Trudeau only became Prime Minister of Canada in November 2015, more than 19 months after Russia was excluded from the group of 8 in 2014. It was Trudeau's conservative predecessor, Stephen Harper, the Initiative seized to exclude Russia after its annexation of the Crimean region in Ukraine. At this point, Trudeaus Liberals were not even the strongest opposition party in the Canadian lower house.

false claims on trade agreements and Ukraine aids

Trump also expressed other false claims during his speeches at the G7 summit. In addition to the British Prime Minister Keir Strander, he described his Trade Agreement as an agreement with the European Union, who does not belong to the United Kingdom. In addition, Trump repeated his already refuted to Ukraine. This number is simply not correct.

real support for Ukraine

According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German Think Tank, the International help followed exactly 2022 to April 2025, about $ 138 billion in military, financial and humanitarian aid. This period of time comprises Trump's current term. It is possible to obtain different total amounts under different counting methods, but the basis for Trump's "350 billion" number is completely missing. The US accounting auditor, who monitors the reaction to the invasion of Ukraine, states on his website that the US government has provided around $ 185 billion for the reaction by March 2025, including around 90 billion-including expenses that in the USA or countries outside the Ukraine .

exaggerated figures for migrants under bidges

During his statements about un documented immigrants at the G7 summit, Trump repeated his often made claim that "bidges have left 21 million people in our country". This number is also wrong. Until December 2024, the last full month under the Biden administration, there was Less than 11 million "Encounters" with migrants; These are including millions that were quickly shown from the country. Even if you add the so -called "Gothaways", which are estimated to be around 2.2 million, the total number cannot have been "21 million".