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Donald Trump is the president of the United States. He 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, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In February 2017, he officially announced he is running for the 2020 Republican nomination for president.

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Donald Trump
stated on February 6, 2020 in a speech:

Says Republicans just won two congressional seats in North Carolina “that were not supposed to be won.”

By Paul Specht • February 11, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union address to Congress:

"Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.

By Julie Appleby • February 10, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on February 7, 2020 in a comment to reporters:

"I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law."

By Bill McCarthy • February 7, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum:

“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”

By Haley BeMiller • February 7, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on February 4, 2020 in the State of the Union:

“Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”

By Samantha Putterman • February 6, 2020

Viral image
stated on February 13, 2020 in a tweet:

Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 17, 2020
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stated on December 15, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says Maxine Waters said: “I say, we knock off Trump and then, go after Pence. We have the power.”

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2020
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stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 7, 2020
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stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 7, 2020

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