Trump Is A Liar TRUMP HAS HABITUALLY LIED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL ABOUT MATTERS OF POLICY Drezner: Trump “Will Continue To Lie As Long As It Works For Him.” “To sum up: Trump has lied so many times about so many things during the past week that it’s difficult to keep track of all of them. But it doesn’t matter whether one focuses on Trump’s attitudes about crime or American Muslims or trade policy. He lies about all of these issues. And he will continue to lie as long as it works for him.” [Post Everything, Washington Post, 11/23/15] USA Today: “Trump Claimed That Economic Growth Has ‘Never’ Been Below Zero Until Last Quarter's Drop, Which Is Far From True. It Has Been Below Zero 42 Times Since 1946.” [USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Said ‘There Are No Jobs’ To Be Had. In Fact, There Were 5.4 Million Job Openings Recorded At The End Of April, The Most In 15 Years.” [USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Said The ‘Real’ Unemployment Rate Is ‘Anywhere From 18 To 20%’ And ‘Maybe Even 21%.’ We See No Factual Basis For This Opinion.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Boasted He Would Have Blocked New Ford Plants In Mexico By Threatening To Impose A 35% Tax On Vehicles And Parts Made In Mexico And Shipped To The U.S. But Only Congress Can Impose Taxes And Such A Tax Would Violate The North American Free Trade Agreement.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “Trump Claimed The Five Taliban Leaders Exchanged For Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl ‘Are Now Back On The Battlefield Trying To Kill Us.’ But All Five Remain In Qatar, Where They Continue To Be Monitored And Are Subject To A Travel Ban, According To The State Department.”[USA Today, 6/16/15] USA Today: “[Trump] Also Made The Misleading Claim That Health Care Premium Costs Are Going ‘Up 29, 39, 49 And Even 55%.’ He's Talking About Some Proposed Rate Increases On The Individual Market That Still Need Regulatory Approval. There Are Also Proposed Rate Decreases Or Single-Digit Increases That Did Not Have To Be Submitted For Review.” [USA Today, 6/16/15] Trump Pushed Falsehoods About Syrian Refugees, Claiming They Were Flooding The United States And Could Be Affiliated With ISIS. “Trump said: ‘Refugees are pouring into our great country from Syria. We don’t even know who they are. They could be ISIS. They could be anybody…’ In fact, the U.S. has resettled fewer than 2,000 refugees from Syria, out of the millions of people displaced by a civil war that started more than four years ago. In a country of 322 million people, 500 refugees a year is better described as a trickle. Trump actually hit the daily double of falsehood in this claim that refugees are flooding into the U.S…[Trump was also on Laura Ingraham’s talk show talking] about Syrian refugee resettlement. Not only are Syrian refugees “pouring” into the country, according to Trump, they are also being directed Confidential Page 16
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