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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Donald Trump’s first 100 days: Live fact-checks
As President Donald Trump closes out the first 100 days of his second term, PolitiFact is live fact-checking his administration’s reflections on the start of his presidency. Trump will deliver a speech about his administration’s accomplishments at 6 p.m. ET on April 29 in Macomb County, Michigan. Since Jan. 20, Trump has cracked down on…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Fact-checking Trump’s 100-day rally in Michigan
President Donald Trump’s speech in Warren, Michigan, marking his 100th day in office sounded a lot like something Trump clearly loves: a good old-fashioned campaign rally. During the April 29 speech, Trump touted a record number of executive orders, efforts to slash the federal workforce and deportations of immigrants in the United States illegally, spotlighted…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Does Abrego Garcia have “‘MS-13’ on his knuckles”? No
President Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with ABC News’ Terry Moran about whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia — whom the U.S. government deported to El Salvador in March despite an order not to deport him there — had MS13, representing the MS-13 gang, tattooed on his knuckles. During the ABC News interview that aired April 29,…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
What to know about Trump’s deportations and injunctions
President Donald Trump’s administration deported thousands of people during his second term’s first 100 days. Sometimes, courts stood in his way. Social media users claimed the number of injunctions he faced for deportations far outnumbered injunctions against previous presidents. Podcast host Alec Lace shared a graphic on X comparing Trump’s and other presidents’ deportation records…