What Trump Said About the US Economy to Congress, Fact-Checked

President Donald Trump spoke Tuesday before a joint session of Congress to outline his vision for a second term that started only six weeks ago and has already resulted in an upheaval of the federal workforce, disintegration of relationships with allies and a trade war.

With his party controlling both chambers of Congress and Democrats largely on the sidelines and divided in their approach, Trump is poised to drive home his agenda of tariffs, tax breaks and spending cuts. Earlier Tuesday, his administration slapped 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada and layered another 10% duty on China on top of …