The following article by Louis Jacobson and Amy Sherman was posted on the Politifact website February 28, 2017 and updated March 2, 2017:
President Donald Trump promised to revive the economy and strengthen the military in his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Beyond his soaring rhetoric were some exaggerations and misleading statements about the health of the Affordable Care Act, the cost of illegal immigration and the state of the economy.
Here’s our rundown of the president’s remarks, along with notes on their overall accuracy and additional points of context.
Obamacare premium increases
Trump zeroed in on repealing the Affordable Care Act, saying the federal health care law has been a “disaster” that has caused premiums to skyrocket. Continue reading “Politifact: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s address to Congress”