said the Mueller report exonerated him when it explicitly said otherwise?
Trump has since made the claim multiple times on Twitter, during interviews, and at rallies.
The Mueller Report specifically said that Trump was not exonerated from the claimed crimes.
Robert Mueller has since explicitly denied that his report exonerated the President of obstructing the Special Council investigation. This was reiterated in front of Congress.
NBC News – Mueller says his report does not exonerate President Trump
Forbes – Trump Puts Exoneration In All Caps — Almost As If He Were Exonerated
thought Canada had burned down the White House?
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked Trump how he could justify tariffs against Canada for “national security” purposes. Trump replied, “Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?”
The Week – Trump reportedly thinks Canada burned down the White House. That was Britain. In 1812.
unilaterally instituted tariffs against the EU, Mexico, and Canada for “national security” purposes?
Trump claimed that some imported vehicles and parts pose a national security threat. However, for as long as six months he delayed a decision on whether to impose tariffs to allow for more time for trade talks with the European Union and Japan.
Reuters – Trump declares some auto imports pose national security threat
lifted US sanctions on three companies linked to a Russian oligarch?
The companies in question, aluminium giant US Rusal, En+ Group, and JSC EuroSibEnergo were partly owned by Oleg Deripaska, an ally to Russian President Putin. Deripaska has also been linked to Russian interference in US elections.
Trump previously attempted to obstruct sanctions on Russia that had been passed with bipartisan support in Congress.
BBC News – US lifts sanctions on Putin ally’s firms
The Guardian – Trump lifts sanctions on firms linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
said of the Constitution, “I have an Article II, where I have to the right to do whatever I want”?
Trump has made the assertion about Article II several times. This claim is, of course, false.
Trump has also derided the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution as “phony.”
The full text of Article II can be found here.
The Washington Post – While bemoaning Mueller probe, Trump falsely says the Constitution gives him ‘the right to do whatever I want’
Newsweek – ‘Article 2’ trends after Trump falsely claims it grants him unlimited powers as President
Newsweek – Trump insists the Constitution’s Article II ‘allows me to do whatever I want’
Wikipedia – Article Two of the United States Constitution
Senate.gov – Constitution of the United States, Article II
sued to prevent his taxes from being obtained?
Trump said repeatedly before and after the election that his tax returns would eventually be released, but couldn’t because they were under perpetual audit. Being under audit does not deny one the ability to share them.
After the House subpoenaed his financial records from the IRS, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defied the subpoena.
Trump filed suits against the US House Ways and Means Committee and the state of New York to prevent his taxes from being obtained. His legal team’s contention was that a sitting president enjoys “absolute immunity from criminal process of any kind.”
After being stuck in appeals, the Supreme Court decided to review both legal cases, Trump v. Mazars US, LLP and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG. A decision is still pending.
The Wall Street Journal – Trump Sues House Panel, New York Officials to Protect State Tax Returns
The New York Times – Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A.
The Hill – Judge puts new hold on Democrats’ lawsuit seeking Trump tax returns
The New York Times – Supreme Court to Rule on Release of Trump’s Financial Records
Wikipedia – Tax returns of Donald Trump
claimed he tried to stop chants of “send her back” directed at a Congresswoman, when he did no such thing?
During a rally, when Trump invoked Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the crowd began chanting “send her back.” Omar, born in Somalia, America, successfully completed the legal process to become a US citizen where she had lived for two decades.
Trump claimed that he started speaking immediately to cut off the crowd, but video of the event shows that he waited for the chant to end on its own.
Trump had previously said that four Congresswomen of color who opposed him should “go back” from where they came. Of the four, only Ilhan-Omar isn’t US-born.
The New York Times – Trump Disavows ‘Send Her Back’ Chant After Pressure From G.O.P.
USA Today – Outrage, expressions of support for Rep. Ilhan Omar after ‘send her back’ chant at Trump rally
The Guardian – Donald Trump said he tried to stop the ‘send her back’ chants … but did he?
said he’s “the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico”?
He added, “We did a great job in Puerto Rico. They don’t like to give me the credit for it, but we did a great job. I have many Puerto Rican friends. I have a real understanding of Puerto Rico.”
In another instance, he said he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than “any living human being,” despite withholding disaster relief funds, claiming the death toll was fake, and infamously throwing paper towels at victims.
On describing his handling of the crisis, Trump said, “I give ourselves a 10.”
ABC News – The Latest: Trump says he’s ‘best thing’ for Puerto Rico
The Hill – Trump says he’s taken better care of Puerto Rico than ‘any living human being’
said a report about having prepared talking points was fake news, before photos of the talking points were released?
The talking points in question were various disparaging remarks about four Congressional lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.). While his tweet claimed there were no talking points prepared, clear pictures of them surfaced. He had also said the four women, despite being US citizens, should “go back” to their own countries, and said that they were “incapable of loving America.”
Additionally, the upper right corner of the page had the words, “some people,” and “alcaida” prominently hand-written. The former is a common justification that Trump uses (e.g. “I’m intelligent. Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent”), while the latter appears to be a misspelling of Al-Qaeda. Trump has also misspelled his officials’ name, his wife’s name, and his own name.
The Week – Trump claims he didn’t have ‘talking points’ to degrade Rep. Ilhan Omar. Here’s a picture of him holding them.
Newsweek – DONALD TRUMP FALSELY CLAIMS HE DIDN’T HAVE ‘TALKING POINTS’ ON MINORITY CONGRESSWOMEN, DESPITE PHOTOS
