US EditionFACT FOCUS: A Look at False and Misleading Claims Made During Trump’s First Cabinet Meeting of 2026
- On January 29, 2026, President Donald Trump hosted an in-person Cabinet meeting in the White House Cabinet Room, with photographs documenting the session in Washington, D.C.
- As the Senate prepared to vote on a spending package to avert a government shutdown, Democrats held out for a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding.
- Focusing on priorities, the meeting covered the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices, while President Donald Trump claimed `$18 trillion is being invested now,' a figure reported as exaggerated.
- Photographs identify attendees including Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, underscoring coordinated administration messaging.
- Fact-Checkers noted conflicting accounts of where water was sent after the Jan. 24, 2025 executive order, which dispatched water to a dry lake basin more than 100 miles from Los Angeles despite claims of relief efforts.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump’s first Cabinet meeting of 2026
President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026 on Thursday, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump's first Cabinet meeting of 2026
President Donald Trump has held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices.
FACT FOCUS: A look at claims made during Trump's first Cabinet meeting of 2026
President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026 on Thursday, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices. But while he painted a rosy picture of his administration's accomplishments, some of his boasts - and that of other officials - were off the mark.Here's a look at the facts.InvestmentsTRUMP: $18 trillion is being invested now.THE FACTS: Trump has presented no evidence that hes secured this much …
On the morning of January 29 (Thursday) Eastern Time, US President Trump chaired a cabinet meeting at the White House. NTD and The Epoch Times provided live online coverage with real-time Chinese subtitles.
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