To help you wade through the blizzard, here is a guide to the most common false claims — some exaggerations, many outright fabrications — Trump has made most frequently at his rallies in 2018. 19 times — The border wall is under construction 13 times — The U.S. trade deficit with China was $500 billion 13 times — Asian-American unemployment is at an all-time low 12 times — The Veterans Choice health care program couldn’t get passed for 44 years before Trump came along 12 times — Trump’s military budgets are record-setting 9 times — Pollsters are fraudulently manipulating their numbers to dampen the enthusiasm of Trump voters 9 times — The Trump administration has created almost 600,000 manufacturing jobs 9 times — The Obama administration gave Iran $150 billion as part of their nuclear deal 8 times — U.S. Steel is opening six, seven, eight or nine new plants 8 times — Obama said there would be no more manufacturing jobs 8 times — The Democrats have a platform of abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 8 times — This is the first time wages have increased in 18, 19, 20, 21 or 22 years 8 times — Nobody would have believed this many jobs could be created 7 times — Before Trump’s new Right to Try law, terminally ill patients could get no access to experimental medications 7 times — Coal is “clean” 6 times — The U.S. trade deficit with the European Union was $151 billion 6 times — Foreign governments enter their unsavoury citizens into a lottery to immigrate to the U.S. 5 times — San Diego is asking for a border wall 5 times — Obama said he was close to going to war with North Korea 5 times — There were 32,000 people in Trump’s election-eve crowd in Michigan 5 times — Democrats are going to end the Medicare health insurance program for seniors 5 times — Trump has eliminated the estate tax for small farmers and small businesspeople 5 times — It will cost only $400,000 to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem www.thestar.com/...
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