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AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts gains in retirement accounts

by Associated Press
| February 11, 2020 10:05 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is telling a skewed story when he boasts about workers who've seen their personal retirement savings nearly double under his administration. Gains in the overall stock market are only half of what he implied.

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