Fact check: President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 23, 2026
Donald Trump · October 23, 2026 · 22 min
Every claim, in order
- TRUEat 5:03
“last week, we took more oil out than we have ever taken it out even before the war”
What the data shows: EIA reports US crude oil production reached 13.651 million barrels per day for the week ended October 31, 2025, the highest weekly output on record, exceeding all prior production including pre-2022 levels.
- TRUEat 5:03
“We have more oil coming out of the whole month straight today than they did a year ago”
What the data shows: US crude oil production averaged 13,948 thousand barrels per day in July 2026 (EIA), compared to Iran's 3.25 million bpd in September 2025 and 4.13 million bpd in October 2025 (OPEC).
- FALSEat 6:48· said in 2 broadcasts
“they have inflation that's 301%. That's the highest in the world right now”
What the data shows: IMF projects Iran's 2026 inflation at 68.9%; Venezuela leads globally at 387.4% (IMF) or 465.58% year-on-year (Central Bank of Venezuela, September 2026).
- FALSEat 14:10
“I won it by 32 points”
What the data shows: Trump won Mississippi in 2024 by 22.9 percentage points (60.89% Trump vs 38.00% Harris), per NBC News and Wikipedia citing official results. One source reports 26.8 points.
- MOSTLY TRUEat 20:37· said in 6 broadcasts
“they've been making 90,000,000,000 a year for... For many years with us. They're making anywhere from 80 to $100,000,000,000”
What the data shows: Statistics Canada reports Canada's merchandise trade surplus with the US was $102.3B in 2024 and $81.6B in 2025; combined goods-and-services surplus was $94.4B in 2023. The $80–100B range is accurate for recent years, but 'many years' overstates consistency.
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