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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 January 30, 2020 in remarks at a public event in Des Moines:

"Under three years of my administration, net farm income has already gone up nearly 50%."

By Julia Shanahan • May 22, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on May 19, 2020 in a speech:

“On the Southern border, as you know, the wall is going up, it's going up very rapidly. We're at 182 miles.”

By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business:

Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.”

By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet:

“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.

By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2020
Donald Trump
stated on May 19, 2020 in remarks to reporters at the Capitol:

“If you look at the one (hydroxychloroquine) survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 20, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC:

The U.S. had 44 CDC staffers “in China to observe what was going on. (President Trump) brought home the vast majority of them, I think left only four in place.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 21, 2020
Bloggers
stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Trump revokes Barack Obama’s security clearance.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 11, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response.

By Tom Kertscher • April 16, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 7, 2020 in an image:

Says Donald Trump "himself has a financial stake in the French company that makes the brand-name version of hydroxychloroquine.”

By Daniel Funke • April 9, 2020
Tweets
stated on April 5, 2020 in a post:

Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.

By Daniel Funke • April 9, 2020

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