Fact-checking Trump's false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech
MELISSA GOLDIN and CALVIN WOODWARD
Associated Press
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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24.
Jessica Koscielniak, Pool
President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, in Washington.
MELISSA GOLDIN and CALVIN WOODWARD
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — On inflation, immigration, tariffs and matters of war and peace, President Donald Trump presented a frequently distorted account of the state of the nation Tuesday as he claimed a "turnaround for the ages" and myriad achievements that don't pass scrutiny.
Associated Press writers Rebecca Santana, Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Elliot Spagat and Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24.