Fact check: President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Arrival at Dubuque, IA, Nov. 1, 2026

Donald Trump · November 1, 2026 · 9 min

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MOSTLY TRUEat 5:21
“Canada exports, over 4,000,000 barrels of oil to The United States”
What the data shows: Canada exported approximately 3.7–4.1 million barrels per day to the US in 2023–2024, per EIA Petroleum Supply Monthly. The '4 million' figure is a reasonable round approximation of recent flows.
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FALSEat 6:09
“They were paying as much as 400% for milk products”
What the data shows: Canada's highest over-quota dairy tariff is 313.5% on milk-based fats and oils; fluid milk faces 241% over-quota tariff, butter 298%, per Canadian tariff schedule and USTR data.
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FALSEat 6:56
“we have more oil and gas and now with Venezuela and actually Greenland too... we have more than any other two countries in the world combined”
What the data shows: US proven oil reserves: 83.7B barrels (2025); Venezuela: 303.7B barrels. Combined: 387.4B. Saudi Arabia + Iran: 475.8B barrels. For natural gas: US 445.6 Tcf + Venezuela 195 Tcf = 640.6 Tcf; Russia + Iran = 2,454 Tcf. Greenland has no proven reserves.
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