President Donald Trump distorted his record on the economy and fell back on an old false claim about making Mexico pay for his border wall in a campaign rally Tuesday that served as counterpoint to a Democratic presidential debate. THE FACTS: Trump's claim that the biggest pay hikes are going to
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump distorted his record on the economy and fell back on an old false claim about making Mexico pay for his border wall in a campaign rally Tuesday that served as counterpoint to a Democratic presidential debate.TRUMP: “Under the Trump economy, the lowest-paid earners are reaping the biggest, fastest and largest gains. ... Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%, proportionally.
THE FACTS: Child care costs are burdensome for most working U.S. parents, but the former vice president wasn’t quite as broke as claimed when suggesting he took the train back to Delaware because child care costs were too high. A research report last year by the nonprofit Rand think tank estimated that Medicare for All would modestly raise total U.S. health spending.
Trump has argued that the updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will pay for the wall because of economic benefits he predicts will come from the deal. Nothing in the trade agreement would cover or refund the construction cost or require a payment from Mexico.
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