Overview
- Trump’s claim of securing more than $18 trillion in new investment commitments exceeds the White House’s own $9.6 trillion figure, which CNN’s review says is itself heavily overstated.
- Assertions that grocery prices are down and that inflation was “stopped in its tracks” are contradicted by CPI data showing groceries up about 2.7% year over year in September and overall inflation at 3.0%, the same as January and rising for five straight months by that point.
- Boasts of cutting prescription drug prices by 500% to 900% are mathematically impossible, as reductions cannot exceed 100%, and there is no evidence of such sweeping cuts.
- The statement that the U.S. “gave away $350 billion” to Ukraine is inconsistent with inspector general reporting that about $94 billion had been disbursed by June 2025, with additional funds appropriated but not all spent.
- Foreign-policy claims were inflated, including saying eight wars were ended and that each strike on alleged drug-smuggling boats saves 25,000 lives, which experts and available evidence do not support.