Politics & Government
VIDEO: Donald Trump Congress Address Fact-Checked
Trump's address to Congress was hailed as a success by the GOP. But how accurate was it?

Following President Trump’s first address to Congress, The Associated Press looked into his words for misstatements and omissions. See the full video for a full account.
For example:
“Ninety-four-million Americans are out of the labor force,” Trump said. He failed to account for high school and college students, retirees and stay-at-home parents, who choose to stay out of work.
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“According to the National Academy of Science (NAS), our current immigration system costs American taxpayers many billions of dollars a year,” Trump also said. The report actually reads, immigrants “contribute to government finances by paying taxes and add expenditures by consuming public services.” While first-generation immigrants may be more costly to governments, native-born immigrants are among the strongest contributors to the economy, according to the NAS.
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