Donald Trump's file

Republican from New York

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.

The PolitiFact scorecard

True27 (%)(27)
Mostly True68 (%)(68)
Half True87 (%)(87)
Mostly False129 (%)(129)
False194 (%)(194)
Pants on Fire85 (%)(85)

Donald Trump's website

Our Donald Trump feeds

Recent statements about Donald Trump

False

Read beyond the headline

Tammy Baldwin

Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ "

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, August 17th, 2018

True

Trump administration figures back up claim

Kamala Harris

"Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.

— PolitiFact California on Thursday, July 19th, 2018

True

Rising since 2014

John Kerry

Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, July 12th, 2018

Mostly True

Essentially, yes, though not literally jailed

Tammy Baldwin

Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, June 22nd, 2018

False

Much is reallocated

Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries

President Donald Trump’s budget "threatened to cut $2 trillion from Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid"

— PolitiFact New York on Friday, May 4th, 2018

Recent statements made by Donald Trump

False

Check the polls

Donald Trump

Says Ohio Gov. John Kasich is "very unpopular."

— PolitiFact Ohio on Tuesday, August 14th, 2018

Mostly False

They get a bit under half

Donald Trump

"Most of that money (made by the NFL) goes to the players."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, August 13th, 2018

False

California fire agency rejects claim

Donald Trump

"California wildfires are being magnified & made so much worse by the bad environmental laws which aren’t allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilized. It is being diverted into the Pacific Ocean."

— PolitiFact California on Monday, August 6th, 2018

False

Zero new plants

Donald Trump

"U.S. Steel just announced that they are building six new steel mills."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018

Mostly False

Actions speak louder than words

Donald Trump

"Collusion is not a crime."

— PolitiFact National on Tuesday, July 31st, 2018

Recent stories featuring Donald Trump

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