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Trump claims record low poverty based on limited data
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President Donald Trump's claim of having the lowest poverty numbers in history is partially supported by the Census Bureau's 2025 official poverty rate, though experts note this figure lacks the broader context provided by the supplemental poverty measure.
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America has the “best poverty numbers,” according to our billionaire president. “We have the best, I guess you could say poverty, they talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country,” Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House Sunday.
President Donald Trump is adding to the economic numbers he touts, claiming the lowest poverty numbers in history. In part, he is correct. His comments, made Sunday and again Monday, are supported by the Census Bureau’s latest annual poverty report, released earlier this month, which found that the …
President Donald Trump's claim of having the lowest poverty numbers in history is partially supported by the Census Bureau's 2025 official poverty rate, though experts note this figure lacks the broader context provided by the supplemental poverty measure.
Another measure of poverty, widely regarded among experts as more comprehensive, is not at an all-time low. And the 2025 rate only reflects the first few months of the Trump administration.
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