Debunking the Posts attempt to debunk Trump's UN speech

摘要

Much was made after diplomats may have laughed at portions of President Trump's speech to the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September, but the Washington Post attempted to fact-check the President's speech only to find itself succumbing again to partisan bias. In "Fact-checking President Trump's speech to the U.N. General Assembly," Glenn Kessler examines a quote from Trump: "In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country." Trump "has signed few major pieces of legislation. Certainly, the whirlwind of accomplishments under presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama exceed Trump's efforts," Kessler wrote. "As of Sept. 12, his 600th day, Trump had signed 238 bills, most of which were minor. Trump has signed two more bills and joint resolutions than Obama and 14 more than George W. Bush but was still behind every other president since Eisenhower."