Donald Trump in CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2019

On Principles & Values: Mueller Report documents 77 lies by Trump campaign

The Mueller report documents at least 77 specific instances where President Donald Trump's campaign staff, administration officials and family members, Republican backers and his associates lied or made false assertions (sometimes unintentionally) to the public, Congress, or authorities, according to a new CNN analysis. The plurality of lies came from Trump himself, and most of them took place while he was president.

31 Trump Tower Moscow
25 Trump Tower meeting and other Russian contacts
13 Comey firing & fallout
8 Other topics

Lies told to whom:

53 to the public (including press conferences)
12 to Mueller or other authorities
10 to Congress
2 Undetermined

CNN's approach to analyzing the report was this: Every time Mueller documented a false assertion made to the public or federal officials -- even if it was the same falsehood told again and again -- it was counted. Source: CNN Fact-check/coverage of 2019 Mueller Report Apr 30, 2019

On Technology: Artificial Intelligence initiative: invest in the future

Trump will sign an executive order launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative, which aims at bolstering American leadership in AI. The initiative features a "multi-pronged approach" that is categorized into five key pillars: research and development, AI infrastructure, AI governance, workforce and international engagement.

As part of his State of the Union address last week, Trump called for "investments in the cutting edge industries of the future," and as administration official underscored the importance of AI in "driving" these future industries for the US. When asked about China's advancements in AI and any concerns that the US may have about China stealing US innovations, the official said: "The US is the world leader in artificial intelligence. It is not surprising to us that the Chinese are interested." But as for intellectual property protections, "that is something that this specific executive order does not cover."

Source: CNN.com on 2019 State of the Union aftermath Feb 11, 2019

The above quotations are from CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2019 (Jake Tapper and Dana Bash interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from CNN "State of the Union" interviews during 2019 (Jake Tapper and Dana Bash interviewing candidates for 2019-2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by Donald Trump. Click here for a profile of Donald Trump.
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