AP FACT CHECK: Trump's farewell falsehoods

[DonViejo]

By HOPE YEN, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CALVIN WOODWARD
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On his way out, President Donald Trump claimed credit for things he didn’t do and twisted his record on jobs, taxes, the pandemic and much more. Falsehoods suffused his farewell remarks to the country.

As well, in noting Americans were “horrified” by the storming of the Capitol this month, he brushed past the encouragement he had given to the mob in advance and his praise of the attackers as “very special” people while they were still ransacking the seat of power.

A look at some of his statements Tuesday:

COVID-19

TRUMP: “Another administration would have taken three, four, five, maybe even up to 10 years to develop a vaccine. We did in nine months.”

THE FACTS: Actually, the administration didn’t develop any vaccines. Pharmaceutical companies did. And one of the two U.S. companies that have come out with vaccines now in use did not take development money from the government.

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https://apnews.com/article/ap-fact-check-donald-trump-capitol-siege-global-trade-islamic-state-group-141ba07941e00e96b252314133888df6

[Botany]

1. 1/20/21 D. Trump, "Nobody worked harder." Or something like that

Trump's speech was filled w/ lies.

[chriscan64]

4. His regular "work" was not nearly as hard work as the healthcare workers who took care of him.

And since the election, his only "work" was to take one last parting shot at polar bears by selling drilling rights in the Arctic.

I remember how this started 4 years ago when he had his inauguration on a Friday then assumed it was a three day weekend, promising to hit the ground running on Monday. Biden will be at work tonight.

[Botany]

7. Ainsley Earhardt Says Donald Trump Works Hard Because He 'Watches Every Show' (They live in a ...

... Fox Bubble and you could see the damage of that Fox Bubble in Trump's Fox News riot on 1/6/21)

Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said Tuesday that Donald Trump’s ability to stay up late and watch copious amounts of TV news is actually evidence of his work ethic.

“They’ll criticize President Trump, but no one can argue, he is a worker,” she said, as seen in the clip below. “He doesn’t drink alcohol, he stays up late at night, he watches every show, he’s working.”

Link to tweet

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ainsley-earhardt-donald-trump-watches-every-show_n_6006f3b3c5b62c0057c06586

[twodogsbarking]

2. Trump telling lies isn't news.

Odd how people still think he may tell the truth.

[underpants]

3. On his way out,

I nice slap in the face by the AP

[bullwinkle428]

5. Does this mean that Daniel Dale is now the latest unemployment statistic?

I sure hope not, because he's a kick-ass journalist!

[superpatriotman]

6. "We built it twice"

Destroyed it, but built it twice...