Daniel Dale on Twitter: "Trump, prompted by nothing, mocks the George H.W. Bush slogan "a thousand points of light": "What the hell was that, by the way. 'Thousand points of light.'""

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump falsely says wages are rising "for the first time in 18 years." He has recently used "19 years" and "22 years." It's all wrong - wages have been rising since 2014.

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump says that Apple is about to bring back $350 billion from overseas. About 10 seconds later, he says Apple will probably bring back $250 billion. (The latter is closer to the truth.)

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump lies of his association health plans: "Millions of people are already signing up." The plans will not be offered at all until September 1.

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump, back on script, boasts of protecting religious liberty and confirming a record number of circuit court judges.

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump says he thinks Mexico will "come along" on trade - "and if they don't, we'll actually be better."

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump on Xi: "You have to respect him, you have to admire him. Now they'll say, Donald Trump loves China...these people..."

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump says that, when politicians call him to complain about his tariffs, he tells them, "You don't understand." He explains: "We have all the cards! We're the bank that everybody is stealing from!"

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump says it's helpful when "the little ones," such as "a senator who was forced out of office because he didn't like me" (?), are not sniping at him on trade.

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

For about the 43rd time in office, Trump falsely says the trade deficit with China is more than $500 billion. This time he says "$507 billion." "$504 billion" is also popular. It was $337 billion last year, $375 billion counting goods alone, has never once been $500 billion.

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

"We're the fastest-growing nation, economically, in the world," Trump says, then clarifies it might be for "big nations" only. (It is indeed only for major industrialized nations.)

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Daniel Dale‏Verified account @ddale8 5 Jul 2018

Trump, prompted by nothing, mocks the George H.W. Bush slogan "a thousand points of light": "What the hell was that, by the way. 'Thousand points of light.'"

4:26 PM - 5 Jul 2018