President Donald Trump touts economic gains on his watch

Before the Iowa caucuses earlier this month, President Donald Trump placed a full-page advertisement in the Des Moines Register attacking Democratic rivals saying they will “Kill Iowa Jobs.”

In the ad, Trump made eight claims about his record “fighting for the economy” as president.

Fact Checker focused on five of those claims. The other three are either subjective or based on data not yet available, so they did not meet our criteria of being verifiable. We reached out to the Trump campaign for sourcing but did not receive a response.

Claim: “Over 7 million new jobs created.”

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We give statements grades from A to F based on accuracy and context.

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This Fact Checker was researched and written by reporters B.A. Morelli and Erin Jordan of The Gazette. The episode is hosted by B.A. Morelli; co-hosted by Molly Duffy, Michaela Ramm, and Erin Jordan; and the episode is produced by Stephen Colbert.

The music in this episode is Lobby Time by Kevin MacLeod

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