WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump put fighting words in his French counterpart's mouth this past week and assailed the special counsel's Russia investigation with a familiar and false characterization of the man leading it.

Also familiar, on a week honoring the sacrifice of America's warriors, was his inaccurate assertion that veterans, thanks to him, no longer face long waits for medical care.

A look at the president's recent rhetoric and the reality:

RUSSIA INVESTIGATION

TRUMP, on special counsel Robert Mueller and his team conducting the Russia investigation: "These are Angry People,...