Fact-checking Trump’s Claims in the Debate with Steve Rattner
A prominent expert on the American economy and society has fact-checked Trump’s significant claims in the September 10 debate.
One of Trump’s most important claims is the increase in crime in America, which the debate moderators addressed. Steve Rattner uses concrete statistics to demonstrate the falsity of his claim. More importantly, Rattner proves that the crimes committed by immigrants are negligible compared to those committed by American-born citizens.
Another major claim by Trump is the positive impact of his tariff increase policy. Rattner shows how damaging the increase in import tariffs during Trump’s tenure was and how it raised prices. Biden, by not renewing many of the tariffs, has helped reduce prices. According to experts’ estimates, American consumers would be severely harmed if Trump were to return to office and implement the tariffs he has promised, with the poor class suffering the most. He notes that even experts who support Trump detest these policies of his.
Another false claim by Trump was Europe’s reluctance to help Ukraine, asserting that the U.S. has spent much more in this regard than the Europeans. Rattner easily proved that, in reality, the U.S. is far behind Europe in this area.
Interestingly, he also prepared a special chart to show that the U.S. has, for the first time, become a net exporter of oil and gas.