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Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, politician, television personality, author, and president-elect of the United States for the Republican Party in the 2016 election. He is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2017. At age 70, he will become the oldest President to assume office in U.S. history, and the wealthiest.

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Did Trump win every income bracket over $48,000, but lost all below?

Rev. William J. Barber, II says that Trump "lost every income bracket below $48,000 and won every group above it". Is that true?
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Can protecting Trump cost $1m a day?

According to CNN: Protecting President-elect Donald Trump and his family is costing New York City more than $1 million a day, according to three city officials. I have a hard time arriving to such a number even with very generous assumptions. Am I…
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Has Donald Trump ever had a 50,000 domestic arena crowd?

Eric Trump, in an interview with Fox News Jeanine Pirro, claimed the following: “They think they’re taking away Donald Trump’s greatest tool, which is being able to go into an arena and fill it with 50,000 people every single time…” Has Donald…
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Was Trump told around Jan 29 of "risks of a coronavirus pandemic: [...] half a million deaths and trillions of dollars in economic losses"?

The NYT writes: Despite Mr. Trump’s denial weeks later, he was told at the time about a Jan. 29 memo produced by his trade adviser, Peter Navarro, laying out in striking detail the potential risks of a coronavirus pandemic: as many as half a…
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Are the Democrats handing out legitimate subpoenas to the Trump Organization?

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/politics/gordon-sondland-house-impeachment/index.html I am seeing quite a few articles about subpoenas and the Trump Organization/White House deciding to not cooperate. I read online that "As far as the subpoenas go…
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Were Papadopoulos, Manafort, and Flynn subjects of FISA applications?

Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said this in December, in a closed-door hearing of the House Judiciary Committee (on pages 66-67 of this transcript, released a few days ago): I want to talk about the spring, summer, and autumn of 2016.…
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Was the tree planted on the Whitehouse lawn by Macron and Trump later removed?

This Guardian article claims that Pictures taken by a Reuters photographer appeared to show that a tree planted at the White House this week by Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron has vanished. The tree, an oak sapling from the site of a pivotal…
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Has Trump freed hundreds of children per month and broken up trafficking rings?

Roseanne Barr just tweeted this to explain her support for President Trump: President Trump has freed so many children held in bondage to pimps all over this world. Hundreds each month. He has broken up trafficking rings in high places everywhere.…
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Is this a chart of permits you need to build a highway in the United States?

At this point of US President Donald Trump's speech at the 2017 North America's Building Trades Unions National Legislative Conference, the President claims that this is a chart of 'some of the permits you need' to build a highway in the United…
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Did Hillary Clinton say this quote about Donald Trump and equal pay?

A meme on 9gag says: "He [Trump] doesn't think women deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men." Hillary Clinton 09/26/2016 Is this true that Clinton actually said that? May I know what's her motive of saying that? I mean the claim…
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Is this Donald Trump and did he slap the governor of Mexico City?

Someone sent me a video that has been going around where Donald Trump allegedly slaps/fights the governor of Mexico City. I'm skeptical about such claim. A quick search took me to this website which claims it is false. The website and contents looks…
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Has any other president personally paid the family of a fallen soldier?

I was reading in the news that President Donald Trump has written a check for $25,000 for the family of a fallen soldier. The article, indirectly quoted Donald Trump as saying: “He said, ‘I’m going to write you a check out of my personal account…
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Did Trump help Puerto Rico actively?

This picture states that Trump donated his own money to Puerto Rico and "sent" several types of aid to them actively. Is this true? The picture is a "top" thread on his Reddit page with 6000 likes…
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Is Trump's book, Our Journey Together, personally signed?

The website 45books.com lists "hand-signed", "autographed" books by former US president Trump for sale: OUR JOURNEY TOGETHER (SIGNED COPY) $229.99 Get your hand-signed edition of Our Journey Together. Autographed by President Donald J. Trump, this…
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Would arming teachers prevent or lessen US school schootings?

Dupe voters, this is not a dupe. I wish answers only about teachers, not general members of the public. Please re-open According to the BBC, US President Donald Trump has said arming teachers could prevent school shootings like that which left…
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