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 True72 (%)(72)
Half True90 (%)(90)
Mostly False133 (%)(133)
False203 (%)(203)
Pants on Fire87 (%)(87)

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Recent statements about Donald Trump

Issue is still on the table

Tammy Baldwin

"President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Monday, August 20th, 2018

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

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

Rising since 2014

John Kerry

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

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, July 12th, 2018

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

Recent statements made by Donald Trump

A riff on a fantasy

Donald Trump

Says Democrats "want to give (undocumented immigrants) cars."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, October 22nd, 2018

Sold 'Princess' to princes

Donald Trump

"I have no financial interests in Saudi Arabia."

— PolitiFact National on Thursday, October 18th, 2018

Blatant misrepresentation

Donald Trump

"Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’"

— PolitiFact National on Monday, October 8th, 2018

Just the opposite

Donald Trump

"Some of the Democrats have been talking about ending (coverage for) pre-existing conditions."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, October 5th, 2018

Not exactly new

Donald Trump

"The United States is now the No. 1 energy producer in the world. That happened just recently."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, October 4th, 2018

Recent stories featuring Donald Trump

PolitiFact Sheet: What we know about the caravan heading to the United States

President Donald Trump said the United States was under assault by some Central American countries because many of their citizens were trekking north in a caravan and seeking entry into the United States. Here’s what we know about this new caravan.

Ahead of Wisconsin visit, Donald Trump on the Truth-O-Meter

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Fact-checking claims in California’s U.S. Senate race

Sen. Dianne Feinstein and her challenger in California’s U.S. Senate race Kevin de León made several claims that caught our attention during their only scheduled campaign forum this week in San Francisco.

In context: Donald Trump's $1 million offer to Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., punched back at President Donald Trump on Oct. 15 when she released DNA test results showing that she has a Native American ancestor. Trump and Warren had sparred ever since Trump began calling her "Pocahontas" for saying on law school faculty forms that she had Native American ancestry, citing family lore from Oklahoma.

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test: What it can and can’t tell us

Since 2016, President Donald Trump has ridiculed Sen. Elizabeth Warren for having invented a family tree with Native American roots. He challenged her to take a DNA test. She did and it showed Native American ancestry. We asked four experts to review the results. They found them credible.