President Trump made a three-tweet argument Friday morning about why he should not be impeached, touting what he said were his accomplishments. Over the course of 139 words, he made six false claims — plus three others that could benefit from more context.
Washington President Donald Trump made a three-tweet argument Friday morning about why he should not be impeached, touting what he said were his accomplishments. Over the course of 139 words, he made six false claims -- plus three others that aren't false but could benefit from additional context.
Let's go claim by claim. First the false claims, in the order he tweeted them:Unemployment for Asian Americans and women "All time best unemployment numbers, especially for Blacks, Hispanics, Asians & Women," Trump said.Facts First: The unemployment rates for black and Hispanic people are indeed at record lows, at least since the government adopted its current methodology for tracking those figures in the 1970s.
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