Fact-checking President Trump’s address to Congress
President Trump repeated some unfounded claims, and said a few new ones, during his joint address on Feb. 28. (Video: Gillian Brockell/Photo: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
An address to Congress is such an important speech that presidents generally are careful not to stretch the truth. The “16 words” in George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address that falsely claimed Iraq’s Saddam Hussein sought uranium from Africa led to significant turmoil in the administration, including the criminal conviction of a top aide.
President Trump repeated some unfounded claims, and said a few new ones, during his joint address on Feb. 28. (Video: Gillian Brockell/Photo: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
An address to Congress is such an important speech that presidents generally are careful not to stretch the truth. The “16 words” in George W. Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address that falsely claimed Iraq’s Saddam Hussein sought uranium from Africa led to significant turmoil in the administration, including the criminal conviction of a top aide.