After he was sworn in, he painted a picture of a struggling country, promising that “from this moment on, America’s decline is over”.
In his speech, he made numerous claims about the state of the country and his predecessor Joe Biden’s achievements.
In his speech, Trump sought to blame his Democratic predecessor for wildfires spreading in California and other natural disasters.
“Our country can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency, as recently shown by the wonderful people of North Carolina, been treated so badly, and other states who are still suffering from a hurricane that took place many months ago.
It is not true that no defences were deployed to fight the wildfires.
He previously wrote on Truth Social that FEMA, the federal disaster response agency, has “no money” as it is “all wasted on the Green New Scam”.
FEMA has previously said that no money is being diverted from disaster response needs. FEMA’s disaster response efforts and individual assistance is funded through the Disaster Relief Fund, which is a dedicated fund for disaster efforts.
Verdict: False
Claim: US no longer delivering basic services
The claim that the US is no longer delivering “basic services” – made by Trump when discussing disaster responses in the aforementioned part of his speech – is exaggerated.
Trump’s economic advisers are reportedly discussing possible cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and other government welfare programmes.
Verdict: False
Critics of tariffs have argued that tariffs will be passed on to US consumers who will end up paying higher prices.
Proponents of tariffs, however, argue that they encourage companies to produce products inside the US and hire domestic workers, rather than relying on cheaper labour abroad.
Claim: New agency set up to collect tariffs
Trump said: “I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families. Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.
An external revenue service to collect tariffs has existed since 1789, when it was established by George Washington. Then called the US Customs Service, it is now known as US Customs and Border Protection.
Some commentators have pointed out that his speech makes it sound like this type of service does not exist, and is therefore misleading.
Verdict: True
“All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.
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Describing migrant crossings as an “invasion” is hyperbole, so the statement is technically false.
US border officials record “encounters” with migrants – including people who attempted to cross illegally and people who tried to enter illegal but were not able to.
Under the previous Trump administration there were 2.4 million encounters on this border, with a slowdown of arrivals during Covid.
Verdict: False
The US inflation rate hit a 40-year high of 9.1 per cent in June 2022 but the record high is 23.7 percent, set in 1920.
Claim: Record inflation was caused by ‘massive overspending’ and energy crisis
Trump said: “I will direct all members of my Cabinet to marshall the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.
Economists agree that energy prices were a leading driver of high inflation in the aftermath of the pandemic, so this is true.
When Covid restrictions were lifted in the US, there was a surge in consumer demand but, because places like China still had lockdowns affecting their factories, there were not enough products to meet demand. Prices increase when demand exceeds supply.
Economists at the board of governors of the US Federal Reserve, for example, said they believe the funding boosted the consumption of goods without impacting production, which exacerbated the mismatch between supply and demand.
Claim: US provides sanctuary for prisoners from other countries
Trump claimed the Biden administration “provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions, that have illegally entered our country from all over the world”.
The US president has previously asserted that the global prison population is down to support similar claims but this is incorrect.
Verdict: False
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