ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
Why does Trump lie when there is no need. He made a ridiculous claim that he signed the most bills of any President. It is not close to the truth.
He has plenty to tout with the passing of tax reform, judges appointed, regulations reduced through executive order and more.
Why does he continually lie?
He has signed many bills, very good. Near record amounts for sure.
Why do you hate the fact that workers get to keep more of their money?
The only bill Trump has signed of any consequence so far is the tax bill. All the others are just fluff. Now, if he said he had accomplished historic legislation in his first year with his tax bill, yeah, I would agree with that. It's been a long time since it's been done. But for him to say he's signed the most? Flat out lie, and he's not even close to record numbers. Here's a link..................
Trump Signed 96 Laws In 2017. Here Is What They Do And How They Measure Up
When President Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax cut bill on Friday at the White House, he made a bold claim — that his "legislative approvals" were off the charts. "No. 1 in the history of our country," he said, citing 88 as the number of bills he had signed into law.
The actual number of laws Trump signed this year is 96. His claim of historic achievement isn't accurate, either.
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Politics
Trump Accomplished A Lot In 2017, But At What Cost?
But that didn't stop him from repeating the erroneous claim Wednesday during a visit with firefighters in West Palm Beach, Fla.
"We have signed more legislation than anybody," Trump said.
He hasn't. In sheer numbers of bills signed into law during a president's first year in office (Jan. 20-Dec. 31), Trump is behind his six most recent predecessors.
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Number of laws signed by each president between his Inauguration Day and Dec. 31 of that year.
NPR/Congress.gov
According to tallies by GovTrack, Trump also trails Nixon, Kennedy and Eisenhower.
In making his claim, Trump also boasted that he had exceeded even former President Harry S. Truman's record for the number of bills signed.
"Harry Truman had more legislative approvals than any other president and — a record long held," Trump said. "And we beat him on legislative approvals, for which I get no credit."
One reason he may not be getting credit is that, according to a rough estimate from the Truman Library, Trump isn't even close to Truman's record.