Fact-checking Donald Trump's speech to Congress

BBC Verify has looked into several claims made by Trump during his speech to Congress.

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He returned to key campaign themes including illegal immigration, rising prices and what he called "appalling waste" in government spending.

BBC Verify has looked into the facts behind some of his key claims.

Trump said he inherited an "economic catastrophe" from Biden.

This is misleading. The US economy was growing at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final quarter of 2024 under the previous administration. It expanded by 2.8% over 2024 as a whole according to official US statistics.

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