AP Fact check: Trump departs from reality on the WALL, Amazon etc

[Blake]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hailed the start of his long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall this past week, proudly tweeting photos of the "WALL!" Actually, no new work got underway. The photos showed the continuation of an old project to replace 2 miles of existing barrier.

And on Saturday, he ripped Amazon with a shaky claim that its contract with the post office is a "scam."

Trump and his officials departed from reality on a variety of subjects in recent days: the census, Amazon's practices and the makeup of the Supreme Court among them. Here's a look at some statements and their veracity:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ap-fact-check-trump-hails-border-wall-start-121234134.html

[Spurminator]

The Amazon thing is perplexing, I never thought I'd see a Republican President speak out in favor of a government-run service over a successful corporation. He must really hate Bezos.

[Pavlov]

The Amazon thing is perplexing, I never thought I'd see a Republican President speak out in favor of a government-run service over a successful corporation. He must really hate Bezos.Det pesky newspaper.