Comprehensive fact-check examining Donald Trump’s claims about presidential achievements, including stopping eight wars, creating the greatest economy in U.S. history, closing the southern border, and acing cognitive examinations that most people fail.
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CLAIM BEING FACT-CHECKED:
Donald Trump claims he has worked harder than any previous president, achieved unprecedented results including stopping eight wars, creating the greatest economy in U.S. history, closing the southern border, receiving perfect medical examination results, acing three cognitive examinations that most people fail, and that The New York Times engages in seditious or treasonous fake reporting about his health and capabilities.
Summary:
The claims contain multiple false or exaggerated statements that contradict documented historical and contemporary evidence. Trump did not stop eight wars, did not create the greatest economy in U.S. history, did not close the southern border, and cognitive tests like the Montreal Cognitive Assessment are designed as dementia screening tools where healthy adults typically score perfectly, not difficult examinations that most people fail.
ACCURACY AND TRUTHFULNESS ASSESSMENT:
The statement contains numerous claims that are demonstrably false, misleading, or exaggerated when examined against verifiable evidence. No credible sources support the claim of stopping eight wars during Trump’s presidency. Historians and fact-checkers have documented that Trump’s term saw continued U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen, with no major wars being stopped (Kessler, Rizzo, & Kelly, 2021). The claim of creating the greatest economy in U.S. history is contradicted by economic data showing that while pre-pandemic unemployment was low, GDP growth rates during Trump’s presidency were comparable to but not exceeding those of previous administrations, and job creation was actually slower than during Obama’s second term (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020).
The claim about closing the southern border is false. Border crossing statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that while construction occurred on portions of new border barrier, the border was never “closed” and illegal crossings continued throughout Trump’s presidency, with some years seeing increases (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2020). The characterization of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test as an examination “few people would be able to do very well” misrepresents this screening tool, which is designed to detect cognitive impairment, and healthy adults typically score 26-30 out of 30 points (Nasreddine et al., 2005). Medical professionals have clarified that “acing” this test simply indicates absence of dementia, not exceptional cognitive ability (Dale, 2020).
Previous fact-checks have addressed these claims. PolitiFact rated similar claims about stopping wars as false, noting that Trump did not end major U.S. military engagements (Funke, 2024). FactCheck.org has documented that Trump’s economic claims frequently cherry-pick favorable statistics while ignoring broader context (Gore & Farley, 2020). The Washington Post Fact Checker awarded Trump’s cumulative false or misleading claims during his presidency over 30,000 documented instances (Kessler et al., 2021).
LOGICAL FALLACIES:
The statement contains multiple logical fallacies. There is extensive use of appeal to accomplishment (argumentum ad verecundiam), where Trump claims authority based on alleged achievements without providing evidence. The claim about cognitive testing employs a false dichotomy, suggesting that either one aces the test or does very poorly, when in reality most healthy adults score well. There is circular reasoning in the argument structure: Trump claims he has perfect health and cognition, cites medical tests as proof, then uses his self-reported perfect results as evidence that he works harder than any president, which supposedly proves his capabilities.
The statement demonstrates ad hominem fallacy in attacking The New York Times rather than addressing the substance of their reporting. There is also an appeal to extremes (reductio ad absurdum) in characterizing critical press coverage as “seditious” and “treasonous.” The claim that stopping eight wars saved “many millions of lives” represents a hasty generalization without supporting evidence or methodology. The appeal to anonymous authority (“doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know”) lacks verifiable sourcing.
HUBRIS:
The statement demonstrates significant hubris through multiple self-aggrandizing claims that position Trump as uniquely exceptional. The opening declaration that “there has never been a President that has worked as hard as me” and that his “results are among the best” displays overconfidence that dismisses the achievements and work ethic of all previous presidents. The characterization of his accomplishments using superlatives like “Greatest Economy in the History of our Country” and “Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER” reflects an inflated self-assessment. The claim about cognitive testing—that he “ACED” examinations that “few people would be able to do very well” and that doctors had “never seen such Strong Results”—demonstrates excessive pride in passing a basic dementia screening test. The suggestion that he has created an “aura” causing worldwide respect represents grandiose self-perception disconnected from measurable diplomatic outcomes.
LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS:
The statement demonstrates notable lack of self-awareness in several areas. Trump criticizes The New York Times for “FAKE reports” and being “untruthful” while simultaneously making numerous false or exaggerated claims himself. He accuses the media of bias while presenting an entirely one-sided, self-promotional narrative. The claim that he will “know when I am slowing up, but it’s not now” while simultaneously feeling compelled to defend against such suggestions reveals defensive posturing that contradicts the confident self-assessment. The statement characterizes routine medical and cognitive examinations as extraordinary achievements worthy of public praise, suggesting unawareness of how such tests are perceived by medical professionals and the general public. The suggestion that press criticism might be “seditious” or “treasonous” and that “we should do something about it” appears to lack awareness of First Amendment protections and the role of free press in democratic society.
OVERGENERALIZATION:
The statement contains multiple overgeneralizations. The claim that his administration “created an aura around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before” represents an sweeping assertion about global opinion that ignores documented declines in favorable views of the United States during Trump’s presidency according to Pew Research Center international polling (Wike et al., 2020). The characterization of The New York Times as consistently producing “FAKE reports” overgeneralizes the newspaper’s coverage and dismisses all critical reporting as fabrication. The claim that “many other Presidents have decided not to take” cognitive examinations generalizes about presidential medical practices without evidence. The suggestion that most people “do very poorly” on the MoCA test overgeneralizes about test performance in ways contradicted by clinical data showing healthy adults typically score well.
CONSPIRATORIAL THINKING:
The statement exhibits elements of conspiratorial thinking in its characterization of media coverage. Trump suggests that The New York Times and other outlets deliberately publish false reports “knowing that it is not true” as part of an intentional campaign to “libel and demean THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” This frames critical journalism as a coordinated conspiracy rather than independent reporting based on sources and evidence. The characterization of the press as “true Enemies of the People” who engage in “seditious” and “treasonous” behavior suggests a coordinated attack on democratic institutions rather than the normal function of free press. The claim that they “were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote” implies an admission of coordinated wrongdoing, though this lacks documentation. The suggestion that “we should do something about” critical media outlets implies potential government action against constitutionally protected speech, consistent with conspiratorial framing of press as an enemy force requiring neutralization rather than a check on power.
REFERENCES:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Employment, hours, and earnings from the current employment statistics survey. U.S. Department of Labor. https://www.bls.gov/ces/
Dale, D. (2020, July 22). Fact check: Trump’s boasts about acing a cognitive test. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/22/politics/fact-check-trump-cognitive-test/index.html
Funke, D. (2024). Fact-checking claims about Trump and war. PolitiFact. https://www.politifact.com/
Gore, D., & Farley, R. (2020). Trump’s economic claims. FactCheck.org. https://www.factcheck.org/
Kessler, G., Rizzo, S., & Kelly, M. (2021). Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years. The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/24/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years/
Nasreddine, Z. S., Phillips, N. A., Bédirian, V., Charbonneau, S., Whitehead, V., Collin, I., Cummings, J. L., & Chertkow, H. (2005). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: A brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53(4), 695-699. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53221.x
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (2020). Southwest border migration statistics. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. https://www.cbp.gov/
Wike, R., Fetterolf, J., & Mordecai, M. (2020). U.S. image plummets internationally as most say country has handled coronavirus badly. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/09/15/us-image-plummets-internationally-as-most-say-country-has-handled-coronavirus-badly/
As posted on Truth Social:
Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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