CNN’s Daniel Dale Fact-Checks Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Remarks: He Also Offered ‘Pretty Brazen Alternative History’

TAPPER CNN s Daniel ░░░░░░░░ our fact checker was ░░░░░░░░ listening to the president ░░░░░░░░ remark to check out ░░░░░░░░ suss out the facts ░░░░░░░░ Daniel what President Trump ░░░░░░░░ to say about Canadian ░░░░░░░░ tariffs is that accurate ░░░░░░░░ It was not even ░░░░░░░░ to accurate Jake So ░░░░░░░░ Trump said Canada treats ░░░░░░░░ first little carton of ░░░░░░░░ that the U S ░░░░░░░░ as a low tariff ░░░░░░░░ but then after that ░░░░░░░░ applies massive tariffs in ░░░░░░░░ of 200 percent It ░░░░░░░░ not just the first ░░░░░░░░ carton of milk that ░░░░░░░░ low tariffs In fact ░░░░░░░░ the USMCA deal that ░░░░░░░░ himself negotiated tens of ░░░░░░░░ of metric tons per ░░░░░░░░ of U S milk ░░░░░░░░ treated as tariff free ░░░░░░░░ Canada That is guaranteed ░░░░░░░░ free market access by ░░░░░░░░ And here s the ░░░░░░░░ s the key thing ░░░░░░░░ The U S is ░░░░░░░░ exporting even close to ░░░░░░░░ tariff free quota maximum ░░░░░░░░ None of those hefty ░░░░░░░░ tariffs above the quota ░░░░░░░░ are actually being applied ░░░░░░░░ that was just one ░░░░░░░░ the false claims he ░░░░░░░░ Jake He also offered ░░░░░░░░ I think is some ░░░░░░░░ brazen alternative history saying ░░░░░░░░ the U S was ░░░░░░░░ proportionally its wealthiest from ░░░░░░░░ to 1913 The U ░░░░░░░░ is way wealthier today ░░░░░░░░ any reasonable measuring including ░░░░░░░░ capita income living standards ░░░░░░░░ then he said that ░░░░░░░░ U S would not ░░░░░░░░ had the Great Depression ░░░░░░░░ the U S stayed ░░░░░░░░ tariffs Well there was ░░░░░░░░ pretty infamous tariff in ░░░░░░░░ the Smoot Hawley tariff ░░░░░░░░ is widely seen to ░░░░░░░░ contributed to worsening that ░░░░░░░░ Depression He also repeated ░░░░░░░░ claim that the U ░░░░░░░░ took in hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of dollars that China ░░░░░░░░ because of tariffs he ░░░░░░░░ in his first term ░░░░░░░░ is U S importers ░░░░░░░░ made those tariff payments ░░░░░░░░ after study has found ░░░░░░░░ U S consumers and ░░░░░░░░ ate the overwhelming majority ░░░░░░░░ the costs of those ░░░░░░░░ And so it is ░░░░░░░░ not true that China ░░░░░░░░ paying that money He ░░░░░░░░ falsely said that the ░░░░░░░░ S had the highest ░░░░░░░░ in its history under ░░░░░░░░ Biden Yes of course ░░░░░░░░ was high It was ░░░░░░░░ not even close to ░░░░░░░░ record And he said ░░░░░░░░ gasoline is way under ░░░░░░░░ now It is true ░░░░░░░░ some states but the ░░░░░░░░ average today according to ░░░░░░░░ is about 3 24 ░░░░░░░░ gallon Jake TAPPER Other ░░░░░░░░ that though any factual ░░░░░░░░ I m just joking ░░░░░░░░ was a lot Daniel ░░░░░░░░ thanks so much I ░░░░░░░░ it.”