Fact-checking Trump's speech accepting the GOP nomination

Trump made false claims on a variety of topics ranging from taxes to crime to foreign policy during his address at the Republican National Convention.

Former President Donald Trump pitched a familiar worldview Thursday night: an administration that would stop wars, curb inflation and end illegal immigration.

But his third Republican National Convention speech — the longest nomination acceptance address in modern history, at 93 minutes — included a series of false claims on topics from taxes to crime to foreign policy.

Here's what Trump said in Milwaukee and the facts behind his claims.

“I’m going to protect Social Security and Medicare. Democrats are going to destroy Social Security and Medicare," Trump said.

This is misleading.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-trump-republican-convention-speech-rcna162656

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