Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim] Malik Obama,,, Barack Obamas' half-brother and the best man at the 1992 wedding of Barack and Michelle Obama..wanted to “Make America Great Again” so he voted for Donald Trump in the November election.
Originally Posted by SarasotaSlim] Malik Obama,,, Barack Obamas' half-brother and the best man at the 1992 wedding of Barack and Michelle Obama..wanted to “Make America Great Again” so he voted for Donald Trump in the November election.
“But if you look at Michigan and other places, the auto industry is starting to come back in a very, very big way.”
Source: Saluting American Heroes event before rally in Youngstown, Ohio
In fact: This is not happening. In fact, on the same day that Trump made the remark, the Detroit News ran a front-page article explaining that “the opposite” is happening: U.S. automotive jobs have declined for the first time in seven years. “Plants in Michigan and in Toledo have borne the brunt of reductions, with about 6,350 workers experiencing at least temporary layoffs,” the paper reported.
“We've achieved a historic increase in defense spending to get our troops the support they so richly deserve.”
Source: Rally in Youngstown, Ohio
In fact: This is false in two ways. First, Trump’s proposed increase is far from historic. “In just the past 40 years,” The Associated Press reported, “there have been eight years with larger increases in percentage terms than the one he’s now proposing.” Second, Trump has not “achieved” any increase yet; Congress is still debating military funding levels.
“We don't want people that come into our country and immediately go on welfare and stay there for the rest of their lives.”
Source: Rally in Youngstown, Ohio
In fact: With a few exceptions, immigrants are prohibited from receiving welfare benefits for the first five years of their time in the U.S.
“And by the way, do you see those car industry – do you see what’s happening, how they're coming back to Michigan? They're coming back to Ohio. They're starting to peel back in.”
In fact: This is not happening. In fact, on the same day that Trump made the remark, the Detroit News ran a front-page article explaining that “the opposite” is happening: U.S. automotive jobs have declined for the first time in seven years. “Plants in Michigan and in Toledo (Ohio) have borne the brunt of reductions, with about 6,350 workers experiencing at least temporary layoffs,” the paper reported.
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