Fact-check · Sep 30, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We announced the lowest poverty rate in the history of our country”
TRUESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
Census Bureau reports official poverty rate at 10.2% in 2025, lowest since 1959. Supplemental poverty measure at 13.1%, not an all-time low.
Sources
From: President Trump Makes an Announcement with the Secretary of Commerce
Every time it was said
Sep 10, 2026FALSE
Sep 30, 2026TRUE
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