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Trump's Numbers Don't Come Close to Adding Up [View all]
Trump’s Numbers Don’t Come Close to Adding Up
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/05/trumps-numbers-dont-come-close-to-adding-up/
“President Trump has made increasingly sweeping claims about new investments flowing into the United States, citing figures as high as $21 trillion since taking office,” CBS News reports.
“But a CBS News review found no evidence that total commitments or new investments approach the scale the president has cited.”
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