President Trump made at least 26 false claims in his 87-minute rally speech in Dallas on Thursday, including an inaccurate declaration that Texas had somehow profited from one of the costliest hurricanes in American history.
Texas and Hurricane HarveyTouting the"billions and billions of dollars" in relief money he authorized for Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 -- and teasing Texas lawmakers over their requests for him to spend more -- Trump said,"You made a fortune on the hurricane."Facts First: Texas did not make money from Hurricane Harvey. Harvey created costs of $125 billion, the federal government estimates. The government says Texas has been allocated $26.
The history of judicial vacancies Mocking Obama's record on appointing judges, Trump claimed that presidents before him were"always" left zero judicial vacancies to fill. Facts First: According to Wheeler, there were 53 vacancies on January 1, 2009, just before Barack Obama took office; 80 vacancies on January 1, 2001, just before George W. Bush took office; 107 vacancies on January 1, 1993, just before Bill Clinton took office.
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