As of this writing, Donald John Trump has been the president of the United States for 905 days. And his administration has received some harsh criticisms ranging from sexual assault accusations to blatant racism.
Every president gets flak for something. George Bush got some when he flew over the ruined cities left by hurricane Katrina, and Barack Obama launched his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and angered a lot of Republicans.
But those past administrations handled these controversies with grace by apologising for their mistakes or appealing to the public. The Trump administration has a different defence mechanism: lying.
In fact, The Washington Post has tallied over 10,000 false or misleading claims from Donald Trump since he took office. That means, on average, Donald Trump lies 11 times a day! In this article, we’re going to list 7 of the biggest and most persistent lies that Donald Trump told during his presidency.
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Who Is Donald Trump?
Donald Trump is the 45th president of the United States, and he is admittedly a man of many achievements. He is currently married to his wife Melania and has five children. He is a well-established real estate mogul. He has co-authored several books, including Think Big and Kick-Ass and The Art of Deal. He has produced a reality TV Show called The Apprentice which ran from 2003 to 2015. He has an estimated net worth of $USD 3.1 billion. And most importantly, he also has very strange hair.
Trump has gained a massive online following from his Twitter page. People can’t seem to get enough of the things he says on his personal account, the #covfefe tweet is still being talked about despite being more than a year old at this point.
But, is Donald Trump a liar? Yes! Duh!
Trump tells lies more often than you wash your hands. But does that make him a pathological liar? Or is it a part of some political strategy? Well, According to The Washington Post fact checker, most of Trump’s “Claims” have a pattern of repeating, which he seems to base on what’s currently on the news. So while Trump is most definitely a compulsive liar, there does seem to be some method behind his madness.
The 7 Best Lies Donald Trump Ever Told
We’ve compiled the 7 best (or worst) lies of Donald J. Trump that will have his PR team sweating buckets.
7. On Tax Cuts
“We passed the largest package of tax cuts and reforms in American history, the largest.”
Repeated: 146 Times
Fact: Donald Trump’s tax reform isn’t the biggest – it only accounts to 0.9 of the GDP making it smaller than President Ronald Raegan’s 1981 Tax Cut or even Obama’s Tax Cut in 2009. Sadly, Trump’s Tax reform only ranks eighth in American history.
6. On The Economy
“For the first time in a decade, the United States was ranked the most competitive economy anywhere in the world.”
Repeated: 1 Time (for now)
Fact: One of the latest Trump lies. When you’re the president of the world’s biggest superpower, you’ve got to get the best in everything, right? Economy wise, the USA has historically been one of if not the most competitive marketplace… until the Trump administration. By the end of 2018, the United States slipped to third on the IMD World Competitiveness ranking, trailing behind Hong Kong and Singapore.
5. On Mexico
“I am very disappointed that Mexico is doing virtually nothing to stop illegal immigrants from coming to our Southern Border.”
Repeated: 11 Times
Fact: According to Mexico’s Department of the Interior (SEGOB), immigration officials had 886,640 encounters with Hondurans, Guatemalans, and Salvadorans from 2011, through February 2019. Their statistics show that during this time, Mexico has recorded over 2 million deportations of people from the countries of the Northern Triangle – countries that drive the Central American migration phenomenon.
4. On Winning The Elections
“We ended up winning by a massive amount, 306. I needed 270. We got 306.”
Repeated: 1 Time
Fact: Okay, Donald Trump did not lie about winning the elections. But perhaps he was just bragging about how big the gap is almost likening it to a landslide win. Well, it’s not – if you are familiar with how electoral colleges work, you would know that his margin was narrow. Clinton actually had more votes – 2.8 million more. So maybe this really isn’t a lie, but misinformation brought about by ignorance.
3. On Obama And The Russians
“Why didn’t President Obama do something about Russia in September when told by the FBI? He did NOTHING, and had no intention of doing anything!”
Repeated: 19 Times
Fact: President Obama actually made attempts to deter the Russian’s from meddling in the 2016 elections. He directly spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and just weeks before the election the Obama administration announced that Russia was behind the Democratic National Committee hacking. If anything, Donald Trump is the one repeatedly belittling the reports of Russian interference.
2. On The Auto Industry
“Many car companies are now building and expanding plants in the United States—something we have not seen in decades.”
Repeated: 28 Times
Fact: Most of the leading car companies have actually been investing, building and expanding their plants in the USA in the past decade. In 2011, Toyota opened a $USD961 million Corolla plant that created 2,000 jobs. Volkswagen also built a $USD1 billion assembly plant in the same year, bringing in 3,500 new jobs to Chattanooga, Tennesse. In 2015, General Motors launched a $USD 1.4 billion expansion of its assembly plant and has invested a billion dollars since.
The reasons as to why Trump lied about this is unclear. Perhaps he hasn’t read the news in over a decade?
1. On Building The Wall
“The Wall is under construction and moving along quickly, despite all of the Radical Liberal Democrat lawsuits. What are they thinking as our Country is invaded by so many people (illegals) and things (drugs) that we do not want. Make America Great Again!”
Repeated: 28 Times
Fact: Most of the leading car companies have actually been investing, building and expanding their plants in the USA in the past decade. In 2011, Toyota opened a $USD961 million Corolla plant that created 2,000 jobs. Volkswagen also built a $USD1 billion assembly plant in the same year, bringing in 3,500 new jobs to Chattanooga, Tennesse. In 2015, General Motors launched a $USD 1.4 billion expansion of its assembly plant and has invested a billion dollars since.
The reasons as to why Trump lied about this is unclear. Perhaps he hasn’t read the news in over a decade?
1. On Building The Wall
“The Wall is under construction and moving along quickly, despite all of the Radical Liberal Democrat lawsuits. What are they thinking as our Country is invaded by so many people (illegals) and things (drugs) that we do not want. Make America Great Again!”
Conclusion
Donald Trump is getting close to the end of his term, and the compulsive lies are still non-stop. Some people are already finding it worrisome, because who wants a president that they can’t trust? While it’s a lot of fun to laugh at the sheer ridiculousness of it all, maybe it’s time the people started to fight all of these lies, or else it might bite us in the back one day.
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