Trump’s lies about biographical record

141 lies about biographical record, out of 967 false or misleading claims on the topic (15% rated lies). Each one links to the fact-check.

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May 31, 2026 · Social postSays his cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”
Nov 22, 2025 · Social post“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”
Aug 8, 2024 · Press conference“I went down in a helicopter with (Willie Brown). We thought maybe this is the end. We were in a helicopter going to a certain location together and there was an emergency landing.”
Aug 8, 2024 · Press conferenceSays his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Jan 6, 2021 · Rally“Remember, I used to say in the old days, don't go in Iraq, but if you go and keep the oil, we didn't keep the oil.”
Nov 3, 2020 · Remarks“I've said that with regard to African-American, the black community, I've done more than any other President with the exception of Abraham Lincoln. And sometimes I say with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln…
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, there's never been a president that has done so much for the black community. And it's my honor. It's my honor.”
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“With the exception of Abraham Lincoln, there has been no president that's done more for the black community than Donald Trump. No president.”
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“I say it all the time. I say it like this, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, a lot of people like me to see, leave the word possible out, there is no president that has done more for the black community…
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“I said, 'Nobody, with perhaps the exception of Abraham Lincoln -- ' A lot of people said, 'Could you do the perhaps the exception of, please?' ' -- has done more for the black community than Donald Trump.' And that's…
Nov 2, 2020 · Rally“And I say it all the time, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, no president has done as much for the black community as President Trump, and I'm very proud of it, very proud of it.”
Nov 1, 2020 · Rally“I always say that with the possible exception, I like to keep the word possible in, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, I have done more for the black community than any other president.”
Oct 24, 2020 · Rally“I like Cincinnati, I like Ohio. It worked out well, it was a good success, and, you know, it's like, uh, when something works out well, you like it? That was, I was very young, a job in Cincinnati, Swifton Village.…
Oct 22, 2020 · Interview“Nobody has done more for the Black community than Donald Trump. And if you look, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, possible exception, but the exception of Abraham Lincoln, nobody has done what I've done.”
Oct 22, 2020 · Social post“Approval Rating in the Republican Party, 96%. Thank you!”
Oct 21, 2020 · Interview“I say it loudly and clearly, no president has done what I've done in the most positive sense for the African American community other than Abraham Lincoln, and it's true.”
Oct 17, 2020 · Interview“[I have] done more than any president, with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, having to do with the Black community and helping the Black community.”
Oct 17, 2020 · Rally“We have done more for the Black community than any President with the exception of Abraham Lincoln, it's true, it's true.”
Oct 17, 2020 · Social post“Trump in Georgia: ‘Nobody Has Done More for the Black Community‘ via {@BreitbartNews}”
Oct 15, 2020 · Interview“I have done more for the African American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.”
Oct 11, 2020 · Social post“Record 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. 53% Approval Rating Overall.”
Oct 10, 2020 · Remarks“I've done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.”
Oct 9, 2020 · Interview“It's not just me, but it's me I think more so because I've done more for the black community that anybody since Abraham Lincoln, I really have.”
Oct 8, 2020 · Interview“I've done more for the black community than any president except Abraham Lincoln.”
Sep 24, 2020 · Social post“Republican Party Approval Rating, 95%”
Sep 23, 2020 · Remarks“My message is that I love the black community, and I've done more for the black community than any other President, and I say with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.”
Sep 22, 2020 · Interview“Nobody has done more for the black community than me, since, at least, Abraham Lincoln.”
Sep 14, 2020 · Remarks“We certainly got a very good one from within the Republican Party: 95 to 96 percent [approval].”
Aug 31, 2020 · Interview“I've done more [for Blacks] than any president in the history of our country, except for maybe Abe -- and I say maybe -- maybe Abraham Lincoln.”
Aug 28, 2020 · Rally“Joe Biden spent the last 47 years betraying the African-American community. I've spent the last four years delivering for the African-American community, like nobody with the exception possibly of Abraham Lincoln has…
Aug 27, 2020 · Speech“I have done more for the African American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president.”
Aug 24, 2020 · Speech“Nobody's done more for the African American community. No president has done as much as anybody since, I mean, since, and I say it, since Abraham Lincoln. It's true. It's true.”
Aug 23, 2020 · Interview“I've done more for the black community than any other president other president other than perhaps Abraham Lincoln.”
Aug 21, 2020 · Speech“Nobody has done more for the black community or the Hispanic community than we have. Nobody. Nobody. I guess, maybe Lincoln. Questionable. Abraham Lincoln. But nobody has -- I don't think anybody, with the possible…
Aug 20, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party.”
Aug 17, 2020 · Interview“I have done more for the black community than any other president, except for maybe Abraham Lincoln.”
Aug 12, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you! Also, leading in most swing states!”
Aug 11, 2020 · Interview“I have done more for the black community than any other president, other than perhaps Abraham Lincoln.”
Aug 6, 2020 · Interview“I've done more for African-Americans than any president, with a possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, and that's true.”
Aug 5, 2020 · Interview“Nobody's done better for our black community than me. Nobody, and that is with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln.”
Aug 3, 2020 · Interview“I did more for the Black community than anybody with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, whether you like it or not.”
Aug 3, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party.”
Jul 22, 2020 · Press conference“So you look at employment; you look at Opportunity Zones; and maybe most importantly of all, you look at criminal justice reform; you look at prison reform. I've done things that nobody else -- and I've said this, and…
Jul 10, 2020 · Social post“President Trump Approval Rating in the Republican Party at 96%. Thank You!”
Jul 5, 2020 · Social post“Also, now 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Another 2016!”
Jun 29, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating of President Trump in the Republican Party.”
Jun 25, 2020 · Interview“I love the Republicans -- I told you, they came for me 100 percent; I'm at 96 percent approval rating in the Republican Party.”
Jun 19, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Jun 17, 2020 · Remarks“I would say that's a reason why, when I say 90 percent approval rating, that's probably one of the big reasons.”
Jun 16, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Jun 11, 2020 · Interview“I think I've done more for the black community than any other president. And let's take a pass on Abraham Lincoln, because he did good. Although it's always questionable, you know, in other words, the end result.”
Jun 8, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Jun 6, 2020 · Social post“Wow! 96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party (and I believe this was before the 'GREAT' Jobs Numbers yesterday). Thank you!”
Jun 5, 2020 · Press conference“Nobody has ever done for the black community what President Trump has done.”
Jun 2, 2020 · Social post“My Admin has done more for the Black Community than any President since Abraham Lincoln. Passed Opportunity Zones with @SenatorTimScott, guaranteed funding for HBCU’s, School Choice, passed Criminal Justice Reform…
May 21, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
May 16, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in Republican Party. 51% Plus, overall. But you NEVER read or see this in the Fake News Media. Always hearing bad, made up numbers on how badly I'm doing. Lamestream Media is unhinged and CORRUPT!”
May 12, 2020 · Social post“96% APPROVAL RATING IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THANK YOU! We will win against a tired, exhausted man, Sleepy Joe Biden, in November.”
May 2, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party.”
May 1, 2020 · Remarks“I know Cincinnati very well. I actually worked in Cincinnati, and it was a great -- the Queen City. I had a great experience.”
Apr 21, 2020 · Social post“96% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you! ”
Apr 10, 2020 · Social post“Wow, Approval Rating in the Republican Party - 96%. Thank you! ”
Mar 2, 2020 · Rally“My administration is delivering for African-Americans like never before. No President has done more for our black community.”
Feb 23, 2020 · Social post“Crazy Bernie and the Democrats should see this. I have done far more for the African American community than any President. Secured funding for HBCUs, Criminal Justice Reform, Opportunity Zones, School Choice, Record…
Feb 23, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a Record. 218 Federal Judges, also a Record. 2 Supreme Court Justices. Thank you!”
Feb 7, 2020 · Speech“I had a summer job in Cincinnati. I worked in Cincinnati one summer.”
Feb 6, 2020 · Social post“'This President has done more for African Americans in this Country than any President since Lincoln.' @LouDobbs”
Feb 4, 2020 · Social post“My Approval Rating in the Republican Party = 95%, a record! Big Iowa win. Approval Rating overall = 53%, a new high. With our great Economy and other major successes, would be 20 points higher without the phony Witch…
Jan 18, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, A Record. Thank You!”
Jan 11, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a record. 53% Approval Rating overall (can we add 7 to 10 percent because of the Trump ‘thing?’). Thank you!”
Jan 9, 2020 · Rally“I have a 95% approval rating. Can you believe this?”
Jan 9, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Jan 4, 2020 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Dec 18, 2019 · Rally“We have tremendous support in the Republican Party like we've never had before — nobody’s ever had this kind of support.”
Dec 15, 2019 · Social post“Approval Rating in Republican Party = 95%, a Record! Overall Approval Rating = 51%.”
Dec 13, 2019 · Social post“My Approval Rating in the Republican Party is 95%, a Record. Thank you! #2020Election”
Dec 5, 2019 · Social post“Republican Approval Rating = 95%. Thank you!”
Dec 4, 2019 · Remarks“A recent poll came out: Ninety-five percent approval rating for me in the Republican Party, which is a record. Ronald Reagan was at 87. He was the second.”
Dec 3, 2019 · Remarks“We have tremendous support. Probably the most united that our Party has ever been. I just had a 95 percent approval rating. It's the highest in the history of the Republican Party. Ronald Reagan was 87; he's second.…
Nov 27, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Nov 26, 2019 · Interview“I have the highest rating ever in the history of the Republican Party, ninety five percent approval. Ronald Reagan was at 87 percent, he was second.”
Nov 23, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rate in the Republican Party, a record! Thank you!”
Nov 18, 2019 · Social post“Never has the Republican Party been so united as it is now. 95% A.R.”
Nov 9, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you! #MAGA #KAG2020”
Nov 5, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Nov 4, 2019 · Rally“For years, you watched as your politicians apologize for America. Remember? He'd go around, oh thank you so much. He wouldn't apologize to you, but he apologized to others. Now, you have a President who is standing up…
Nov 4, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you”
Nov 3, 2019 · Social post“Republicans have never been more unified, and my Republican Approval Rating is now 95%!”
Oct 29, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a record. Thank you!”
Oct 23, 2019 · Speech“I love the Republicans. Ninety-four and ninety-five percent approval rating they gave me recently.”
Oct 22, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Oct 17, 2019 · Social post“This number [50% approval rating], based on the Economy & how well our Country is doing, would potentially be 75% if not for the Fake News & Phony Witch Hunt. 95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party!”
Oct 16, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Oct 12, 2019 · Speech“I am at 94 percent approval rating.”
Oct 4, 2019 · Remarks“I have a 95 percent approval rating in the Republican Party. I believe the Senate -- and I haven't spoken to that many senators -- but I believe the senators look at this as a hoax.”
Oct 3, 2019 · Social post“95% Approval Rating in the Republican Party”
Sep 23, 2019 · Social post“94% approval rating in the Republican Party. Thank you!”
Sep 9, 2019 · Remarks“We just got right -- a little while ago, 94 percent popularity or approval rating within the Republican Party.”
Sep 9, 2019 · Social post“94% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, a record. Thank you!”
Aug 27, 2019 · Social post“I'm at 94% approval in the Republican Party, and have Three Stooges running against me.”
Aug 1, 2019 · Rally“I used to work in Cincinnati, and a place called Swifton Village. You know what that is? Swifton Village. It was good and it worked out well, and it gives you confidence when things work out well at a young age, and…
Jul 30, 2019 · Remarks“What I've done for African Americans in two and a half years, no President has been able to do anything like it.”
Jul 30, 2019 · Interview“I very much disagreed with the war in Iraq.”
Jul 13, 2019 · Social post“94% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, an all time high. Ronald Reagan was 87%.”
Jun 5, 2019 · Interview“I just found out we have 94 percent support in the Republican Party. That’s higher. Ronald Reagan was the highest at 86. And we have 94 percent. It just came out.”
Jun 4, 2019 · Press conference“I've had tremendous Republican support. I have a 90 percent — 94 percent approval rating as of this morning in the Republican Party. That’s an all-time record. Can you believe that? Isn't that something? I love…
May 19, 2019 · Interview“If I stood in front of 25,000 people, because you would say nobody's ever, in the history of politics, gotten the crowd [Inaudible]. OK, that's one thing. And we have thousands outside, you know, we go help people and…
Mar 5, 2019 · Social post“Republican Approval Rating just hit 93%. Sorry Haters! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Mar 2, 2019 · Remarks“I don't think we've had an empty seat since we announced, and from the day we came down the escalator, I really don't believe we've had an empty seat at any arena, at any stadium.”
Mar 2, 2019 · Remarks“At our big inauguration speech, you take a look at those crowds, and I watched one of the evening shows that are ridiculous how horrible they are, how mean, how horrible. And I watched it by mistake. … But I saw…
Feb 17, 2019 · Social post“93% [approval rating] in Republican Party (a record)! Pretty amazing considering that 93% (also) of my press is REALLY BAD. The 'people' are SMART!
Jan 31, 2019 · Interview“You know, we've had polls as high as 93 percent, which is the highest there is. Reagan was 86. ... [George W. Bush was higher] during a tiny little period, during the World Trade Center. That ended quickly. ... We…
Jan 2, 2019 · Remarks“They say I'm the most popular President in the history of the Republican Party. You see the same polls as I do.”
Nov 7, 2018 · Press conference“We held a large number of campaign rallies with large, large numbers of people going to everyone -- and to the best of my knowledge, we didn't have a vacant or an empty seat; I'm sure you would have reported it if you…
Nov 5, 2018 · Interview“You've seen my rallies, my speeches I'm selling out stadiums, and the other side can sell 500 seats, a thousand seats.”
Nov 5, 2018 · Remarks“There is something going on, okay? I'm just telling you, we all left Ohio together -- you never saw crowds like this. Thousands and thousands of people outside. In Indiana, you have to see the crowds.”
Nov 5, 2018 · Interview“I leave Ohio, thousands and thousands of people can't get into this massive arena. I just left Indiana, thousands and thousands of people outside can't get -- there's something going on, there's an electricity that…
Nov 5, 2018 · Rally“And you want to see something special? Take a look outside at the thousands and thousands of people that wanted to get inside. You got lucky.”
Nov 4, 2018 · Rally“And we have 15,000 people in a different location.”
Nov 2, 2018 · Rally“We had over 100,000 people that wanted to come. We had 22,000 people in the arena. We had thousands and thousands of people outside of the arena.”
Oct 27, 2018 · Rally“93 percent of the people in the Republican Party, it's like a record or something like that, 93 percent have a high approval rating of Trump.”
Oct 12, 2018 · Rally“I worked in Cincinnati, Ohio, two summers. I loved Ohio. I loved Ohio. ...I love the Queen City. We had a job, Swifton Village, Swifton. Does anyone ever hear of Swifton? And it was a great experience. It was a…
Oct 12, 2018 · Interview“I had Swifton along with my father a long time ago and we -- we did a good job. We fixed it up. We -- 1,164 units, I remember it exactly. Fixed it, I worked here for two summers... it was great for us. We fixed it and…
Aug 30, 2018 · Interview“I am actually a very popular president, which people don’t like to say, you know. In fact, I guess the Republican poll came out, there’s one at 92 and one at 93 and one at 90, and they’re the highest numbers that have…
Aug 30, 2018 · Rally“Because they are not liking my poll numbers even a little bit. And within the Republican Party -- I have to say this, because this is very cool -- within the Republican Party, the highest poll numbers -- I think it's…
Aug 26, 2018 · Social post“Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall. This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as…
Aug 24, 2018 · Speech“I worked here during a summer. I worked here and I loved it; Cincinnati.”
Jul 31, 2018 · Rally“They just came out with a poll — did you hear? The most popular person in the history of the Republican Party is Trump, can you believe that?”
Jul 29, 2018 · Social post“Wow, highest Poll Numbers in the history of the Republican Party. That includes Honest Abe Lincoln and Ronald Reagan.”
Jul 13, 2018 · Interview“You know, a poll just came out that I am the most popular person in the history of the Republican Party. Beating Lincoln. I beat our Honest Abe.”
Jul 12, 2018 · Press conference“I was not in favor of that war. I was very much against that war. I never thought it was a good thing.”
Jul 10, 2018 · Social post“Thank you to all of my great supporters, really big progress being made. Other countries wanting to fix crazy trade deals. Economy is ROARING. Supreme Court pick getting GREAT REVIEWS. New Poll says Trump, at over…
Feb 5, 2018 · Remarks“I'll tell you, you know I was [in Cincinnati] -- I worked here for a long time. People don't know; most people don't know. Swifton Village, long time ago.… Came here a long time ago. I had a great success with my…
Apr 21, 2017 · Interview“Somebody, yeah, somebody put out the concept of a hundred-day plan. But yeah. Well, I’m mostly there on most items.”
Apr 18, 2017 · Remarks“No administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days.”
Apr 4, 2017 · Remarks“I've won awards on environmental protection.”
Mar 22, 2017 · Interview“Now remember this. When I said wiretapping, it was in quotes. Because a wiretapping is, you know today it is different than wire tapping. It is just a good description. But wiretapping was in quotes. What I’m talking…
Mar 22, 2017 · Interview“Brexit, I was totally right about that. You were over there I think, when I predicted that, right, the day before.”
Mar 22, 2017 · Interview“And then TIME magazine, which treats me horribly, but obviously I sell, I assume this is going to be a cover too, have I set the record? I guess, right? Covers, nobody’s had more covers.”
Feb 5, 2017 · Interview“I've been against the war in Iraq from the beginning.”
Jan 23, 2017 · Remarks“I’m a very big person when it comes to the environment. I have received awards on the environment.”