Former president Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail after a short hiatus following the disappointing Republican returns during the midterm elections last November. He’s set to speak in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday afternoon, where he will announce his South Carolina leadership team for the 2024 presidential campaign.
Trump, like many political candidates, tends to return to some of the same talking points in speeches, on social media and in news releases. Ahead of the South Carolina event, we took a look at some of Trump’s recent claims, clarifying with context statements he’s made about his record as president, the 2020 election, crime rates and the FBI investigation that resulted in a raid of his Florida residence.
CLAIM: “In 2020, there was nothing to talk about, because the Border was the best it has ever been, drugs were at the lowest point in the last 40 years,” Trump said in a recent statement posted on his website.
CONTEXT: Immigration and border security are a staple in Trump speeches, usually relating to crime and drugs. In January, he sent a press release deriding Biden’s handling of the border, among other things.
FACT CHECK: It’s difficult to know how Trump defines the “lowest point,” but as FactCheck.org reported, Republicans have frequently criticized the Biden administration for a rise in fentanyl seized at the border, suggesting the high number is due to President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. In fact, the rise in fentanyl...
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