Fact-checking Donald Trump's May interview with 'Meet the Press'
President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker tackled virtually every major policy issue the White House has touched in the more than three months since he took office again.
President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker tackled virtually every major policy issue the White House has touched in the more than three months since he took office again.
The pair discussed a broad variety of economic issues, including inflation, Trump’s tariffs and cryptocurrency — as well as the question of whether Trump was profiting off the presidency. They also delved into immigration issues during the hour-plus conversation, looking at border crossings, deportations and questions about due process, as well as budget issues, including how much money Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has saved and whether Medicaid will see cuts.
The sit-down comes just after Trump marked his first 100 days in office, with the president discussing what he sees as his accomplishments during that time as well as what he expects from the next 100 days and beyond. But Trump at times bent the facts on various issues, either making outright false or misleading claims or, at other times, mischaracterizing data or other information.
Here are some of the more notable instances arranged by topic.
Trump said, “I was able to get down the costs. But even that, it takes awhile to get them down. But we got them down good.”
Rating: 5