The facts behind Trump’s jabs at Amazon on taxes, USPS and lost retail jobs
President Donald Trump returned to one of his favorite punching bags March 29: Amazon. We decided it was time to revisit Trump’s takedown of the online giant for accuracy.
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Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016. He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015 Lie of the Year.
Born and raised in New York City, Trump is married to Melania Trump, a former model from Slovenia. Trump has five children and eight grandchildren. Three of his children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric, serve as executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization.
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Donald Trump vow to build wall funded by Mexico still 'In the Works'
PolitiFact revisited progress on President Donald Trump’s avowed border wall.
An ICE spokesman resigned after Trump criticized the Oakland mayor. Here's why
What made the usual conflict between the Trump administration and a liberal mayor more noteworthy is that a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quit over it.
PolitiFact is unable to independently confirm if hundreds of criminals missed arrest because of the mayor’s tip. But we wanted to look at the administration's claims and the spokesman’s criticism of the talking points.
Comparing unprecedented Trump White House turnover with Bush, Obama
High turnover has become synonymous with President Donald Trump’s White House.
Following the recent departures of Hope Hicks, Gary Cohn, Rob Porter and Rex Tillerson, we're revisiting the shortest tenures for the most high-profile Trump staffers and comparing the number of people who filled each position in the three most recent administrations.
In Context: Did Hillary Clinton call Wisconsin 'backwards'?
Also: In connection with the national school walkout, our four gun fact checks since Parkland.
