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(130,278 posts) Sat Dec 6, 2025, 08:52 AM Dec 6

Trump's Numbers Don't Come Close to Adding Up

Trump’s Numbers Don’t Come Close to Adding Up

December 5, 2025 at 1:55 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 73 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/05/trumps-numbers-dont-come-close-to-adding-up/

“President Trump has made increasingly sweeping claims about new investments flowing into the United States, citing figures as high as $21 trillion since taking office,” CBS News reports.

“But a CBS News review found no evidence that total commitments or new investments approach the scale the president has cited.”