“In my first two years in office I’ve lowered the deficit by a record $1.7 trillion.”
Joe Biden
U.S. president. remarks at the North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) Legislative Conference. Claim dated 25 Apr 2023.
Washington Post rated thisBottomless Pinocchio
What Washington Post found
Biden's policies made the anticipated deficit rdection smaller than expected.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (U.S. president) made this claim around 25 April 2023. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 April 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Bottomless Pinocchio”.
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Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/04/25/remarks-by-president…
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