a:8:{s:8:"encoding";s:5:"utf-8";s:5:"title";s:44:"Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump";s:4:"link";s:53:"http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/";s:11:"description";s:55:"Statements from Donald Trump reviewed by Politifact.com";s:8:"language";s:5:"en-us";s:13:"lastBuildDate";s:31:"Thu, 04 May 2017 17:56:03 -0400";s:5:"items";a:10:{i:0;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:126:"Donald Trump - Trump’s false claim that 'Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors'";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/04/donald-trump/trumps-false-claim-dems-want-billions-go-insurance/";s:11:"description";s:1005:"The Truth-o-Meter says: False  |   Trump’s false claim that 'Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors'
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<p>President Donald Trump has claimed the reason Democratic lawmakers support the Affordable Care Act is to reward their political patrons in the health insurance industry. "Dems want billions to go to Insurance Companies to bail out donors," Trump said in an April 30 Tweet. Trump’s remarks come as Republicans in Congress attempt to undo and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as the ACA or Obamacare. Trump’s reference to a "bail out," according to experts, reflects a longstanding Republican epithet for Obamacare subsidies paid to insurers participating in government-run marketplaces. In fact, in recent remarks, Mick Mulvaney, ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/04/donald-trump/trumps-false-claim-dems-want-billions-go-insurance/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/04/donald-trump/trumps-false-claim-dems-want-billions-go-insurance/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Thu, 04 May 2017 17:56:03 -0400";}i:1;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:95:"Donald Trump - Donald Trump says Michael Flynn got security clearance from Obama administration";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-michael-flynn-got-security-clear/";s:11:"description";s:960:"The Truth-o-Meter says: True  |   Donald Trump says Michael Flynn got security clearance from Obama administration 
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<p>President Donald Trump says that when Michael Flynn joined his campaign, President Barack Obama’s administration had already given him a once-over. In an April 30 interview on CBS, Trump framed this detail as an inconvenient fact that the media is ignoring in order to prop up their "phony" storyline about Trump associates’ ties to Russia. "In fact, I just heard where General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration," he said. "And when he went to Russia, I didn't realize this, when he went to Russia, it was 2015, and he was on the Obama clearance." Flynn, a former ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-michael-flynn-got-security-clear/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/may/02/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-michael-flynn-got-security-clear/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 02 May 2017 17:20:59 -0400";}i:2;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:112:"Donald Trump - Does the GOP's new health care bill still cover pre-existing conditions, as Trump claims?";s:4:"link";s:121:"http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/may/01/donald-trump/does-new-version-ahca-still-cover-pre-existing-con/";s:11:"description";s:986:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False  |   Does the GOP's new health care bill still cover pre-existing conditions, as Trump claims?
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<p>President Donald Trump remains hopeful that he can deliver on his promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a plan from the Republican Party. In an interview with CBS’ Face the Nation, Trump argued that the GOP’s health care plan covers pre-existing conditions, despite what news reports have said. "Pre-existing conditions are in the bill," Trump said April 30. "And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying, ‘Pre-existing is not covered.’ Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, ‘Has to be.’ " Trump was more than ...</p> <a href="/florida/statements/2017/may/01/donald-trump/does-new-version-ahca-still-cover-pre-existing-con/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:121:"http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/may/01/donald-trump/does-new-version-ahca-still-cover-pre-existing-con/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Mon, 01 May 2017 14:15:44 -0400";}i:3;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:103:"Donald Trump - Donald Trump says he's the only modern president to fill SCOTUS seat in 100 days";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hes-only-modern-president-fill-s/";s:11:"description";s:903:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True  |   Donald Trump says he's the only modern president to fill SCOTUS seat in 100 days
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<p>President Donald Trump told National Rifle Association members that 100 days in, he’s already fulfilled a major promise he made to them on the campaign trail: nominating a conservative justice to the Supreme Court to replace Antonin Scalia. In fact, he said he’s the first president since 1881 to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in his first 100 days. "I kept my promise, and now with your help, our brand new justice — and he is really something very special — Neil Gorsuch sits on the bench of the United States Supreme Court," Trump said at the ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hes-only-modern-president-fill-s/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/28/donald-trump/donald-trump-says-hes-only-modern-president-fill-s/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Fri, 28 Apr 2017 18:48:17 -0400";}i:4;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:84:"Donald Trump - Did trade deficit cause slow growth in 2016, as Donald Trump tweeted?";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/27/donald-trump/did-trade-deficit-cause-slow-growth-2016-donald-tr/";s:11:"description";s:918:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False  |   Did trade deficit cause slow growth in 2016, as Donald Trump tweeted?
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<p>In an early-morning tweet, President Donald Trump took a not-so-veiled shot at his predecessor’s economic record. "The U.S. recorded its slowest economic growth in five years (2016). GDP up only 1.6%. Trade deficits hurt the economy very badly," Trump tweeted on April 26, 2017: See Figure 3 on PolitiFact.com We’ll look at the gross domestic product number first, then look at whether there is any linkage between a large trade deficit and weak economic growth. Slow GDP growth To check the growth in gross domestic product, we turned to the official data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/27/donald-trump/did-trade-deficit-cause-slow-growth-2016-donald-tr/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/27/donald-trump/did-trade-deficit-cause-slow-growth-2016-donald-tr/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:45:07 -0400";}i:5;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:71:"Donald Trump - Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far?";s:4:"link";s:126:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-overseen-gain-500000-jobs-so-far/";s:11:"description";s:869:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True  |   Has Donald Trump overseen a gain of 500,000 jobs so far?
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<p>On April 25, the White House launched a web page to promote President Donald Trump’s achievements in his first 100 days. Featured prominently near the top was a graphic that touted job gains on Trump’s watch. The graphic said, "Over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month." Is that accurate? Not exactly.  'Over 500,000 new jobs' The number of new jobs does exceed 500,000 if you include the monthly job reports from January, February, and March -- the most recent three months for which data has been released. The ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-overseen-gain-500000-jobs-so-far/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:126:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/has-donald-trump-overseen-gain-500000-jobs-so-far/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:59:05 -0400";}i:6;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:93:"Donald Trump - Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?";s:4:"link";s:125:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/does-ninth-circuit-have-overturn-record-close-80/";s:11:"description";s:913:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True  |   Does the Ninth Circuit have an overturn record 'close to 80%'?
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<p>President Donald Trump, upset by a district judge’s decision to temporarily block one of his immigration orders, went on Twitter to criticize the court. "First the Ninth Circuit rules against the ban & now it hits again on sanctuary cities-both ridiculous rulings. See you in the Supreme Court! See Figure 1 on PolitiFact.com Out of our very big country, with many choices, does everyone notice that both the ‘ban’ case and now the ‘sanctuary’ case is brought in ... See Figure 2 on PolitiFact.com ...the Ninth Circuit, which has a terrible record of being overturned ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/does-ninth-circuit-have-overturn-record-close-80/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:125:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/26/donald-trump/does-ninth-circuit-have-overturn-record-close-80/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Wed, 26 Apr 2017 11:24:35 -0400";}i:7;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:86:"Donald Trump - Did terrorism not exist before NATO was created,  as Donald Trump said?";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/did-terrorism-not-exist-nato-was-created-donald-tr/";s:11:"description";s:980:"The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False  |   Did terrorism not exist before NATO was created,  as Donald Trump said?
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<p>President Donald Trump has needled NATO, the 68-year-old military alliance, as an anachronistic vestige of the Cold War with a low-energy approach to fighting terrorism. "Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism," Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press which published an interview transcript April 24. We previously rated False Trump’s suggestion that he’d caused NATO to take a sharper focus on terrorism. This claim is a bit different, but it’s still problematic. We found that while Trump’s claim isn’t literally true, it implies important questions about how NATO has ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/did-terrorism-not-exist-nato-was-created-donald-tr/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/did-terrorism-not-exist-nato-was-created-donald-tr/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:22:40 -0400";}i:8;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:76:"Donald Trump - Is illegal immigration the lowest in 17 years, as Trump said?";s:4:"link";s:123:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/illegal-immigration-lowest-17-years-trump-said/";s:11:"description";s:898:"The Truth-o-Meter says: True  |   Is illegal immigration the lowest in 17 years, as Trump said?
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<p>President Donald Trump hasn’t been decisive on whether he’d sign a spending bill that did not include funding for his promised border wall. But he raised a related topic in an interview with the Associated Press: declining illegal immigration. "People want the border wall … They want to see the wall, they want to see security. Now, it just came out that they're 73 percent down. ... That's a tremendous achievement. ... Look at this, in 100 days, that down to the lowest in 17 years and it's going lower," Trump said in the April 21 interview, which we ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/illegal-immigration-lowest-17-years-trump-said/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:123:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/25/donald-trump/illegal-immigration-lowest-17-years-trump-said/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:03:35 -0400";}i:9;a:5:{s:5:"title";s:78:"Donald Trump - How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?";s:4:"link";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/24/donald-trump/how-do-donald-trumps-first-100-days-rate-historica/";s:11:"description";s:917:"The Truth-o-Meter says: False  |   How do Donald Trump's first 100 days rate historically?
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<p>As he neared the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump touted his first three months as a rousing success. "No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days," Trump told an audience in Kenosha, Wis. That’s a pretty high bar, especially for an administration that has registered historically low levels of support in public-approval polls for presidents this early in their terms. The White House didn’t respond to an inquiry for this article, but when asked about some of the president’s 100-day accomplishments during the April 19 press briefing, White House press ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/24/donald-trump/how-do-donald-trumps-first-100-days-rate-historica/">>> More</a>";s:4:"guid";s:127:"http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/apr/24/donald-trump/how-do-donald-trumps-first-100-days-rate-historica/";s:7:"pubDate";s:31:"Mon, 24 Apr 2017 06:00:00 -0400";}}s:11:"items_count";i:10;}