Trump's First 100 Days

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-press-conference-peter-alexander-fact-check-235095

A lot of bold claims were made today in a press conference by Trump, including talks of a historic electoral college victory, the fact that he inherited a mess in terms of unemployment/jobs, and that the media is so dishonest that the White House needs to protect the people from the "chaos" they are making up.

So an NBC reporter took it upon himself to fact check Trump to his face after he made the claims about the media.

Quote:“You said today that you had the biggest electoral margin since Ronald Reagan,” Alexander said, sitting feet from the president. He then began to list recent electoral victories bigger than Trump’s, which include both of Barack Obama’s victories, both of Bill Clinton’s victories and George H.W. Bush’s 1988 victory, all since Reagan.

“Well, I was talking about Republicans,” Trump said. George H.W. Bush, who was also a Republican, received 426 electoral votes, well above Trump’s 304.

“Why should Americans trust you?” Alexander asked.

Trump said he had just been given the information, seeming to imply he had been given incorrect information.

“It was a substantial victory, you do agree with that?” Trump asked.

“You’re the president,” Alexander responded.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-press-conference-peter-alexander-fact-check-235095