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Fact-checking Trump Cabinet meeting during shutdown, National Guard deployments

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Oct. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff October 9, 2025

President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting on the ninth day of a federal government shutdown. PolitiFact fact-checked his statements about ending seven wars, protests in Portland, pregnant women taking Tylenol and more in our live blog below.

See sources linked in the live updates.

stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

false

false

Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

pants-fire

pants-fire

David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

false

false

Richard Hudson
stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter:

“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”

By Paul Specht • November 26, 2025
Social Media
stated on November 20, 2025 in social media posts:

The Trump administration removed nursing from the list of professional degree programs, affecting aspiring nurses’ student loan access.

By Madison Czopek • November 26, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”

By Louis Jacobson • November 24, 2025
Tricia McLaughlin
stated on November 17, 2025 in an interview posted to X:

“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”

By Paul Specht • November 24, 2025
Kayla Young
stated on November 5, 2025 in an X post:

West Virginia is “the only state losing population.”

By Trent Ao • November 21, 2025
X posts
stated on November 15, 2025 in an X post:

A pro-Donald Trump Montana town planned a “pedophile bonfire” in a park for burning Trump flags and MAGA hats.

By Maria Briceño • November 21, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:

“We’re not cutting science. We’re not cutting research.”

By Madison Czopek • November 20, 2025
JD Vance
stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview:

Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on November 16, 2025 in remarks to reporters:

Stock prices for health insurance companies are “up over 1,000% over a short period of time.”

By Louis Jacobson • November 19, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on November 15, 2025 in a post on TikTok:

Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.

By Madison Czopek • November 17, 2025