that this could never ever be done,” Mr Trump said, claiming America had gained 12,000 new factories under his administration. Ms Pelosi of Calif tears up a copy of Mr Trump’s State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. “The United States of America should be a sanctuary for law-abiding Americans, not criminal aliens,” he said to applause from Republicans. The Democratic National Committee disputed many of the claims made in Mr Trump’s speech. It also queried Mr Trump’s claims about falling prescription drug costs, noting that drug prices “have continued to skyrocket under Trump’s watch”.

Source: The Irish Times February 05, 2020 07:00 UTC