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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sat Mar 4, 2017, 09:20 PM Mar 2017

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's skewed ledger of achievements

WASHINGTON — The start of a new administration is never a clean slate, even when parties flip. Day One is just another day for military operations, a budget that is still in place from the old crowd and a vast array of economic, social and law enforcement initiatives left over by the last president.

You would not know this from President Donald Trump.

He loudly and proudly takes credit for any positive development that has bloomed since he took office Jan. 20, even when the roots and buds of it were from President Barack Obama's time. In his speech to Congress and other remarks in recent days, Trump has claimed credit for:

—big savings in an F-35 fighter jet contract that were in motion well before he became president.

—corporate job announcements that also had been months or longer in the making.

—an infusion of money from NATO partners that has not materialized at all, but reflects a long-standing intent by some members to increase their military capabilities.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/factcheck/ap-fact-check-trumps-skewed-ledger-of-achievements/ar-AAnMTa1?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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