wanted the Republican tax bill to be called the “Cut Cut Cut Act”?
The bill was eventually named the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The Hill – Trump pushed for tax plan to be called ‘Cut Cut Cut Act’: report
wrongly claimed that unemployment was as high as 42% instead of the official 5.1%?
In 2015, Trump said the official unemployment figure of about 5% was “such a phony number.” claiming it to be around 20%.
After winning election, he used the same official metrics he derided as “phony” to boast about his positive impact on the economy.
NPR – Ahead Of Trump’s First Jobs Report, A Look At His Remarks On The Numbers
Politifact – Donald Trump says the unemployment rate may be 42 percent
said that America’s GDP “was below zero”?
During his presidential announcement speech, Trump said, “The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product — a sign of strength, right? But not for us. It was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It’s never below zero.”
While Trump was likely referring to percent change in GDP, that too has been below zero many times in the past.
Business Insider – Donald Trump says GDP is ‘never’ below 0%… except it’s below 0% all the time
Politifact – Donald Trump gets claim about U.S. GDP doubly wrong
