AP FACT CHECK: Trump's iffy numbers on regulation

 

December 15, 2017



WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his administration are ignoring one side of the ledger when they claim big savings from the federal regulations they've been able to roll back over most of this year.

Here's a look at some of Trump's statements about regulations and the economy Thursday and how they compare with the facts:

TRUMP: "Instead of adding costs, as so many others have done, and other countries, frankly, are doing in many cases, and it's hurting them, for the first time in decades, we achieved regulatory savings."

THE FACTS: There's incomplete accounting behind that claim....



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