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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes anybody know when and where that $19.2 trillion in foreign investments that Trump keeps bragging about
is going to land? He brought it up once again in Turkey and I'm very curious. Where did the rest of the world find that kind of disposable cash? Are they printing dollars?
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Does anybody know when and where that $19.2 trillion in foreign investments that Trump keeps bragging about (Original Post)
OGBuzz
13 hrs ago
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👍Makes sense. I was thinking maybe the world started printing $250 Trump bills to send over here.
OGBuzz
12 hrs ago
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Cheezoholic
(4,204 posts)1. It's Monopoly money ;) n/t
OGBuzz
(992 posts)4. 👍Makes sense. I was thinking maybe the world started printing $250 Trump bills to send over here.
ahnakneemoose
(118 posts)2. Fact Check
Five false claims Trump made in one meeting with Erdogan (by Daniel Dale of Facts First-CNN)
$19.2 trillion in foreign investments
Investment in the US:
Trump also repeated his frequent false claim that we have $19 trillion, $19.2 trillion to be exact, being invested in the United States. This time, he added that this supposed total was from only the first 12 months of this presidential term, so that number is now substantially higher after nearly 18 months back in office.
But even the $19.2 trillion figure is fiction:
At the time Trump made the claim on Tuesday, the White Houses own website claimed there had been $10.6 trillion in major investment announcements this term, and even that was a major exaggeration of actual investment. A detailed CNN review in October found the White House was counting trillions of dollars in vague investment pledges, pledges that were about bilateral trade or economic exchange rather than investment in the US, and vague statements that didnt even rise to the level of pledges.
The White House figure includes pledges from US-based companies as well as foreign entities. Federal data published last month shows that new foreign direct investment in the US was about $232 billion in 2025.
$19.2 trillion in foreign investments
Investment in the US:
Trump also repeated his frequent false claim that we have $19 trillion, $19.2 trillion to be exact, being invested in the United States. This time, he added that this supposed total was from only the first 12 months of this presidential term, so that number is now substantially higher after nearly 18 months back in office.
But even the $19.2 trillion figure is fiction:
At the time Trump made the claim on Tuesday, the White Houses own website claimed there had been $10.6 trillion in major investment announcements this term, and even that was a major exaggeration of actual investment. A detailed CNN review in October found the White House was counting trillions of dollars in vague investment pledges, pledges that were about bilateral trade or economic exchange rather than investment in the US, and vague statements that didnt even rise to the level of pledges.
The White House figure includes pledges from US-based companies as well as foreign entities. Federal data published last month shows that new foreign direct investment in the US was about $232 billion in 2025.
OGBuzz
(992 posts)5. Used to be that lying got ruling politicians in trouble. We won't see those days again until Democrats are
back in power. I'm using Graham Platner as proof.
Captain Zero
(8,989 posts)3. Probably BANKED in Trump family LLCs
Ka-ching.
ironman99
(161 posts)6. $1.9T investment
It will arrive on February 30, 2027.
OGBuzz
(992 posts)7. What about the rest of it? He said $19.2 trillion several times today.🤔