FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate
thegavoice.comIn their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways.
As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones. Here’s a look. Trump overstates his economic record TRUMP: “I created one of the greatest economies in the history of our country. … They’ve destroyed the economy.” THE FACTS: This is an exaggeration.
The economy grew much faster under Presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan than it did under Trump. The broadest measure of economic growth, gross domestic product, rose 4% a year for four straight years under Clinton.
The fastest growth under Trump was 3% in 2018. The economy shrank 2.2% in 2020, at the end of Trump’s presidency. And a higher proportion of American adults had jobs under Clinton than under Trump.
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