Less erudite than yesterday’s diary, ‘cause these are Trump’s quotes.
In fact, the Trump tax cut is the eighth largest in history. This claim has been fact-checked in the past. The Washington Post deemed it a 4-Pinocchio whopper. That puts his tax cut squarely behind President Barack Obama's 2010 tax cut, which was 1.31 percent of GDP. Ronald Reagan's 1981 tax cut was the biggest at 2.89 percent of GDP.
Other lies of note, but without the cool meter, so use your imagination
Pharmaceutical drugs
"To speed access to breakthrough cures and affordable generic drugs, last year the FDA approved more new and generic drugs and medical devices than ever before in our history."
FACT CHECK: TRUE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN A TREND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS
For the full year of 2017, according to the FDA commissioner, the FDA approved a record number of generic drugs…But the rapid rate of generic drug and medical device approvals is not new and has on the rise for a couple of years, going back to at least 2015, during the Obama administration. -- Allyson Ross Taylor
America's standing abroad
"As we rebuild America's strength and confidence at home, we are also restoring our strength and standing abroad."
FACT CHECK: DEBATABLE
In terms of standing abroad, the 2018 edition of Edelman's annual trust barometer showed trust in the U.S. declining by 9 percentage points since their 2017 report, the steepest decline ever measured. By way of contrast, trust in China increased by the biggest proportion globally. -- Markham Nolan
HEALTH CARE
"The individual mandate is now gone."
FACT CHECK: FALSE
The individual penalty of $695 is still in effect for the uninsured in 2018. The mandate dies in 2019. -- Maggie Dore
This link covers the above 3 fact checks without meters— www.cbsnews.com/...
No quiz today, ‘cause Trump just drains me.