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Trump: “We’ve Signed More Bills — And I’m Talking About Through The Legislature — Than Any President Ever.” According to PolitFact, “Referring to Vice President Mike Pence, who was standing behind him, Trump said: In just a few months and moments, I will say what we’ve done over a short period of time and what we’re going to be doing over the next six months will be incredible.  We’ve signed more bills — and I’m talking about through the legislature — than any president ever.  For a while, Harry Truman had us, and now I think we have everybody, Mike.  I better say ‘think,’ otherwise they’ll give me a Pinocchio — (laughter) — and I don’t like those — I don’t like Pinocchios.” [PolitiFact, 7/20/17]

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PolitiFact: “The 42 Bills He Had Signed Into Law Through 178 Days In Office Trails The Number Signed By At Least Six Other Presidents At That Point In Their Presidencies.” According to PolitiFact, “Trump said: ‘We’ve signed more bills — and I’m talking about through the legislature — than any president ever.’ The 42 bills he had signed into law through 178 days in office trails the number signed by at least six other presidents at that point in their presidencies. We rate Trump’s statement False.” [PolitiFact, 7/20/17]

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Trump Said With The Exception Of FDR, There Had Never Been A President “Who’s Passed More Legislation, Who’s Done More Things Than What We’ve Done, Between The Executive Orders And The Job-Killing Regulations That Have Been Terminated.” According to PolitiFact, “Trump saved some of the boasting for himself, making claims that his administration has been one of historic accomplishments. ‘I will say that never has there been a president — with few exceptions; in the case of FDR, he had a major depression to handle — who’s passed more legislation, who’s done more things than what we’ve done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated,’ Trump said, later adding, ‘We’ve achieved tremendous success.’” [PolitiFact, 6/13/17]

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PolitiFact: “Scholars Of The Presidency And Congress Are Unconvinced That Trump’s Legislative And Administrative Output Is Exceptional By Historical Standards.” According to PolitiFact, “In his Cabinet meeting, Trump said that rare is the president ‘who’s passed more legislation, who’s done more things than what we’ve done, between the executive orders and the job-killing regulations that have been terminated.’ Scholars of the presidency and Congress are unconvinced that Trump’s legislative and administrative output is exceptional by historical standards. Trump has signed a relatively large number of bills so far, but comparatively few with significant impact. And while some of his executive orders have made an immediate impact, most have merely expressed his policy preferences or set in motion a process that may, or may not, change policies down the road. We rate the statement Mostly False.” [PolitiFact, 6/13/17]

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Trump Said “Somebody” Put Out “The Concept” Of His 100 Day Plan. According to the Washington Post, “AP: ‘You did put out, though, as a candidate, you put out a 100-day plan. Do you feel like you should be held accountable to that plan?’ TRUMP: ‘Somebody, yeah, somebody put out the concept of a hundred-day plan. But yeah. Well, I’m mostly there on most items.’ — exchange during interview between Julie Pace of the Associated Press and President Trump, in an interview on April 21” [Washington Post, 4/24/17]

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WaPo Fact Checker: “Who Was That ‘Somebody’ Who Put Out The Plan? It Was Somebody Named Donald Trump.” According to the Washington Post, “Who was that ‘somebody’ who put out the plan? It was somebody named Donald Trump. In a campaign speech on Oct. 22 delivered in Gettysburg, Pa., Trump outlined at substantive length each law he pledged to pass in his first 100 days. Here’s a screengrab of the news release on his campaign website.” [Washington Post, 4/24/17]

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Trump: “No Administration Has Accomplished More In The First 90 Days.” Accordiing to PolitiFact, “As he neared the end of his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump touted his first three months as a rousing success. ‘No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days,’ Trump told an audience in Kenosha, Wis. That’s a pretty high bar, especially for an administration that has registered historically low levels of support in public-approval polls for presidents this early in their terms.” [PolitiFact, 4/24/17]

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PolitiFact: “Trump Has Had Some Achievements In Office, But At The Very Least, They Are Much Less Numerous And Far-Reaching Than Those Of Roosevelt, The Standard Against Whom All Presidents Are Measured.” According to PolitiFact, “Trump said, ‘No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days.’ Trump has had some achievements in office, but at the very least, they are much less numerous and far-reaching than those of Roosevelt, the standard against whom all presidents are measured. In more recent years, other presidents, including Obama, have accomplished more in their first 100 days than Trump has, historians say. We rate the claim False.” [PolitiFact, 4/24/17]