Author: Calvin Woodward
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresented what he’s doing for military during speech at Naval Academy graduation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump misrepresented what he’s doing for members of the armed forces when he spoke Friday to graduates of the United States Naval Academy. TRUMP: “Going to have new equipment and well-deserved pay raises. We just got you a big pay raise. First time in 10 years. We got you a big…
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Trump has kept many promises during his first year in office
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump often brags that he’s done more in his first year in office than any other president. That’s a spectacular stretch. But while he’s fallen short on many measures and has a strikingly thin legislative record, Trump has followed through on dozens of his campaign promises, overhauling the country’s tax system,…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s truth-warp on taxes; Dems drift, too
WASHINGTON — You wouldn’t know it from President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, but the tax overhaul coming into effect is heavily tilted to the rich. It also leaves “Obamacare” in place, despite his assertion that the tax plan repeals the health care law. Nothing about the plan provides the fuel to achieve economic growth at the…
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump on taxes, women, Russia probe
Editor’s note: A look at the veracity of claims by political figures. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump often talks about a pile of money sitting overseas that will come flooding back into the U.S. once his tax plan is in place. That’s something of a mirage. He addressed the subject Saturday as Marine One roared…
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FACT CHECK: Anti-Muslim videos misrepresent what happened
President Donald Trump waits for reporters to leave after he spoke in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, during a meeting with Republican congressional leaders. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Susan Walsh
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Barton to go mum over disclosed photo, citing probe
WASHINGTON — Suggesting he’s a victim of revenge porn from a jilted lover, Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas says he plans to go silent about the release of a nude photo of him online because police are investigating the disclosure as a possible crime against him. Authorities have not confirmed an investigation. The 68-year-old…
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AP Fact Check: Trump ignores dates on indictment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump misstated the reach of the indictment against his former campaign chairman Monday, claiming it deals with activities “years ago,” before he was running for president. Actually, some of the criminal behavior alleged in the charges is as recent as the early days of his presidency. TRUMP tweet: “Sorry, but this…
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JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others. “I have no choice,” Trump said in a memo, citing “potentially irreversible harm” to national…
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Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far Tuesday as to cite the death of his chief of staff’s son in Afghanistan to question whether Barack Obama and other presidents did enough to honor the military dead. He’s boasted that “I…
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Trump says predecessors didn’t honor fallen; response heated
WASHINGTON (AP) — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump’s suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from those who witnessed those grieving encounters. “He’s a deranged animal,” Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former…