Quotable lines and contested claims from Trump event include corruption remark and large numeric claims
The transcript records several forceful assertions — including a comment calling a governor "totally corrupt," a claim that the U.S. is investing $19.2 trillion, and a statement that permitting times fell from five years to 25 days — none of which were challenged in the remarks and which will require verification.
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A number of striking or potentially contentious statements were made during the event that the transcript recorded without on-the-record rebuttal. President Trump said the United States "has $19,200,000,000,000 being invested" and later said the number would exceed $20,000,000,000,000. He also asserted that mining permits previously took five years and now take as little as 25 days.
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