Donald Trump gave a televised address yesterday, and the results were … interesting. While the speech was supposed to focus on his achievements over the past year, it’s gone viral for rather different reasons. Many who watched branded the President’s delivery confused and rambling, with reports of misleading and exaggerated claims to boot. Here’s what went down during Donald Trump’s address to the nation last night…
Donald Trump was branded “incoherent” following his speech
A national address by President Trump is always an intriguing experience. Wednesday’s speech proved no different. While outlining his administration’s achievements and suggesting “what’s to come,” Trump delivered what critics have labeled an “incoherent” message.
The President claimed that his leadership had resulted in the U.S. going from “worst to best” in just 11 months. He credited his administration for cracking down on illegal immigration. However, about halfway through his remarks, things seemed to go a bit haywire. He seemingly struggled to read the teleprompter and stumbled over his words, with viewers taking to social media to question the cause of his “glitching.”
The widely mocked address follows recent comments by his chief of staff that he has an “alcoholic’s personality.”
It wasn’t just Trump’s pronunciation that got people talking, though. A number of publications performed a “fact check” on the claims made in the address – and the results aren’t pretty.
During the speech, the President claimed to have secured “a record-breaking $18 trillion of investment into the United States.” However, the New York Times notes that this figure is actually almost double what the White House press office has announced. The publication also pointed out that more than half of that figure is tied to loose, unofficial promises from foreign countries to invest in the U.S., which experts caution may never actually materialize.
Trump also announced that when he took office, “inflation was the worst in 48 years, and some would say in the history of our country.” Well, that’s apparently another false claim. Inflation had actually already fallen by 3% by the time he took office, and it wasn’t a record, having been higher in the 1910s, 1970s and 1980s, reports the NYT.
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