Fact Checker President Trump's repeated claim: 'The greatest economy in the history of our country'
By Glenn Kessler
September 7 at 3:00 AM
"In many ways this is the greatest economy in the HISTORY of America”
— President Trump, in a tweet, June 4
"We have the strongest economy in the history of our nation."
— Trump, in remarks to reporters, June 15
"We have the greatest economy in the history of our country."
— Trump, in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, July 16
"We're having the best economy we've ever had in the history of our country."
— Trump, in a speech at a steel plant in Illinois, July 26
“This is the greatest economy that we've had in our history, the best.”
— Trump, in a rally in Charleston, W.Va., Aug. 21
"You know, we have the best economy we've ever had, in the history of our country."
— Trump, in an interview on “Fox and Friends,” Aug. 23
"It's said now that our economy is the strongest it's ever been in the history of our country, and you just have to take a look at the numbers."
— Trump, in remarks on a White House vlog, Aug. 24
“We have the best economy the country's ever had and it's getting better.”
— Trump, in an interview with the Daily Caller, Sept. 3
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The Pinocchio Test
The president can certainly brag about the state of the economy, but he runs into trouble when he repeatedly makes a play for the history books. By just about any important measure, the economy today is not doing as well as it did under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton — and Ulysses S. Grant.
The odd thing is that Trump does not need to claim that the economy is the greatest ever. He just needs to say it’s doing great. He should take a cue from his fans at Fox News and not push the envelope so much. Who knows? He may someday have bragging rights. In the meantime, he earns Three Pinocchios.
Three Pinocchios
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