𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡'𝕤 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 𝕊𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕤: 𝔸𝕟 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕃𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕄𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡'𝕤 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟝 𝕌ℕ 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕝𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕕 𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕤, $𝟛𝟝𝟘 𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕌𝕜𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕚𝕕, 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖, 𝕖𝕩𝕒𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕠𝕝𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕘𝕖.

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n his UN and military addresses, President Trump made several blatantly false claims, exaggerating achievements and distorting facts to enhance his image.

Starting with his September 23, address to the United Nations General Assembly and his September 30 speech to U.S. generals and admirals at Quantico, Virginia, President Donald Trump delivered messages heavy on self-congratulation and criticism of predecessors, but riddled with factual inaccuracies, exaggerations, and outright falsehoods. 

These speeches, totaling over 100 minutes combined, continued Trump's pattern of disinformation, as documented in over 30,000 misleading statements from his first term (Washington Post fact-check). 

Fact-checkers from CNN, PolitiFact, and The Guardian rated many claims as false or mostly false, highlighting themes of foreign policy, military strength, economy, and immigration.  

Trump's central boast in both speeches was "ending seven wars" in under nine months, listing conflicts like Israel-Iran, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-Rwanda, Egypt-Ethiopia, and Kosovo-Serbia. 

In the UN address, he claimed these as "historic settlements" proving U.S. leadership. 

At Quantico, he expanded it to include a "3,000-year" Middle East peace. 

Rating: False. None were formal wars resolved solely by Trump; the Israel-Iran ceasefire followed U.S. strikes he authorized, escalating then de-escalating tensions. 

DRC-Rwanda fighting continues with rebel groups excluded from deals (CNN reporting). 

Egypt-Ethiopia was a diplomatic dispute over the GERD dam, not war. 

This exaggeration inflates Trump's role, ignoring multilateral efforts and ongoing instability, a tactic to portray Biden's era as chaotic. 

On Ukraine, Trump repeated a "$350 billion" U.S. aid figure under Biden in the Quantico speech, calling it wasteful and tying it to his own "swift" negotiations with Putin. 

In the UN speech, he implied similar overspending fueled global conflicts. 

Rating: False. Actual commitments: ~$135 billion through June 2025 (Kiel Institute); disbursements ~$94 billion (U.S. Inspector General). 

CNN fact checks Trump's remarks to high ranking military officials:

"There were just so many false claims, and I say that after essentially every speech from Donald Trump, but I think this is notable because of the audience. He was telling a lot of lies to the US's top military… pic.twitter.com/okCG7zlOBX

— FactPost (@factpostnews) September 30, 2025

Trump conflates allocations with unrelated costs, undermining support for Ukraine while echoing pro-Russian narratives. 

He also speculated the invasion wouldn't have happened under him, ignoring his praise for Putin's "genius" in 2022 and aid delays. 

Economic claims were equally distorted. At the UN, Trump declared inflation "defeated," with grocery and electricity prices "down sharply," and "$17 trillion" in new investments secured. 

Rating: False. August CPI: 2.9% inflation; groceries up 1%; electricity up 6.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics). 

Investment figures lack verification, with White House estimates at ~$9 trillion in pledges. 

This selective optimism ignores post-inauguration volatility. 

Military boasts in Quantico included the U.S. being "25 years ahead" in submarines and enlistment goals met "three months early." 

Rating: Mostly False. Tech leads exist, but not by decades (Global Firepower Index); Army missed 2025 targets, relying on relaxed standards. 

Trump falsely claimed Biden never praised the military as "strongest" and sought to end Space Force—Biden did both repeatedly. 

Immigration rhetoric featured unsubstantiated claims of Congo and Venezuela "emptying prisons" to send migrants ("25 million" under Biden). 

Rating: False. No evidence from governments or experts; CBP encounters: ~10 million 2021-2025. 

Climate denial persisted in the UN speech, labeling global warming a "hoax" and China as having "very few wind farms." 

Rating: False. China leads with 400 GW capacity (IEA). 

These lies erode trust in facts, allies, and institutions, fostering isolationism and division. 

By repeating debunked narratives, Trump "floods the zone" with confusion, as in his first term. 

Implications include weakened NATO unity and amplified disinformation campaigns.

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝔅𝔯𝔲𝔠𝔢 𝔄𝔩𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔢

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