The Lies.

Tariffs are paid by US importers — American businesses — not foreign governments. American companies paid $187 billion more in tariffs in 2025 than in 2024. That cost is being passed to consumers. The Tax Foundation estimates the average US household will pay an additional $1,500 in 2026 because of these tariffs. Thousands of US companies including FedEx and Costco are suing the government for refunds. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in February 2026 that his IEEPA tariffs were unconstitutional. Trump responded by imposing new tariffs the next day.

Dozens of countries allow mail-in voting including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Switzerland. Trump himself voted by mail in a 2026 Florida state House special election while pushing to ban mail-in voting. The Trump administration could not identify a single example of federal election fraud from post-Election Day ballot receipt in this century. Elections experts confirm fraud rates in federal elections are tiny even with mail-in ballots.

Iran continues conducting drone and missile attacks throughout the region after Trump's declaration of 100% destruction. The US is calling in reinforcements from around the globe. Trump simultaneously claims the war is almost over while expanding the military footprint. The contradiction is not subtle.

The US military's own investigation preliminarily concluded that an American missile hit the school, killing at least 175 people — most of them children. The military acknowledged it. The Commander-in-Chief blamed Iran and has never retracted the statement. This pattern mirrors Vietnam and Iraq, when presidential lies about deadly military mistakes created irreparable damage to public trust.

Iran publicly announced it would target US allies if attacked. Numerous analysts had been predicting this specific outcome for years. It was reportedly among the scenarios already briefed to the US president before the war. Former State Department official Alan Eyre: "Iran said it was going to do it. I expected it. Everyone who follows Iran to any extent expected it." This outcome was presented to the US president as a potential result of conflict before the war began.

A US intelligence assessment found no such coordination between the Venezuelan government and Tren de Aragua. This finding directly contradicts the claim Trump used to justify mass deportations and the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act — a wartime law last used to intern Japanese Americans in WWII. He also claimed Venezuelan boats carried fentanyl to the US; fentanyl arrives mostly from Mexico, not Venezuela.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill" allowed ACA enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of 2025. Net marketplace premiums increased 114% from 2025 to 2026. A 55-year-old couple earning $90,000 who paid $638/month for a silver plan in 2025 now pays $2,179/month — $26,153 per year. The bill is projected to increase the number of uninsured Americans by 10 million by 2034.

Aides to all four living former presidents confirmed none of them had spoken to Trump about the war and denied the conversation occurred. Trump refused to name the president, saying it would be "very bad for his career even though he's got no career left." When pressed, he confirmed it wasn't George W. Bush, then refused to say more. This is a fabricated anecdote presented as fact, twice, on the same day.