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Category: Donald Trump

Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJuly 13, 2017

Trump: “Fight for the West” akin to Warsaw Uprising

The memories of those who perished in the Warsaw Uprising cry out across the decades, and few are clearer than the memories of those who […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJune 30, 2017

Trump: Claims of energy scarcity were “fake” and a “big, beautiful myth”

For over 40 years, America was vulnerable to foreign regimes that used energy as an economic weapon. Americans’ quality of life was diminished by the […]

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Deb Fischer (R–NE), Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Republicans, Rob Woodall (R–GA), Trump AdminJune 20, 2017

Why Trump has the Panama Canal on his mind: historic infrastructure projects

It’s our great honor to have President and Mrs. Varela from Panama.  And we have many things to discuss.  We’re going to spend quite a […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJune 19, 2017

Trump: “Nobody has gotten rid of so many regulations as the Trump administration”

We will be removing federal restrictions that have prevented many different industries from creating apprenticeship programs.  We have regulations on top of regulations.  And in […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJune 19, 2017

Trump: “Job enthusiasm” and “business enthusiasm” has “never been higher”

We have a lot of companies moving into this country.  You see the unemployment rate is at a very, very low level.  Job enthusiasm and […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJune 13, 2017

Donald Trump: This cabinet has faced record-setting confirmation delays

The Washington Post has checked this statement. This is our first Cabinet meeting with the entire Cabinet present. The confirmation process has been record-setting long […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminJune 13, 2017

Donald Trump: Claims to be the most productive president in history, with a few exceptions

This claim has been fact-checked by the Washington Post, NBC, AP, and others. Politifact analyzed a previous Trump claim about historic levels of productivity. Never […]

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Donald Trump, Trump AdminJune 13, 2017

Trump: Founders’ actions show— “We don’t worship government.  We worship God.”

And above all else, we know this:  In America, we don’t worship government.  We worship God.  (Applause.)  Right?  We worship God.  (Applause.) Thank you. Our […]

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Rex Tillerson, Sean Spicer, Trump AdminJune 2, 2017

Talking Points Watch: Team Trump’s repeated claims that first foreign trip “historic”

A collection of statements by Rex Tillerson and Sean Spicer characterizing President Trump’s recent trip, especially to Saudi Arabia, as “historic.”

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Donald Trump, Republicans, Trump AdminMay 24, 2017

Joint Statement: Saudi Arabia was “One of the First Countries to Suffer from Terrorism”

President Trump praised the efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in deterring terrorist organizations’ attempts to target the Kingdom, pointing out the attempts of […]

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