Fact-checking Trump’s 2020 State of the Union | The Fact Checker

President Trump gave his 2020 State of the Union address on Feb. 4, the final of his first term. Although much has changed since the president’s last State of the Union (like his impeachment), parts of his speech were familiar. Once again, it was full of dubious claims. The Fact Checker reviews some of his most-repeated false claims.

Though he is expected to be acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial, his speech comes after a contentious battle between Democrats and Republicans in both chambers. The theme of Trump’s speech was “the Great American Comeback.” It is the second time a president has delivered the address in the midst of an impeachment trial, the first was Bill Clinton’s State of the Union in 1999. Read more: Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:

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