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flag Trump claimed $18T in U.S. investments, but only $8.8T in vague or non-binding pledges were verified.

flag In October 2025, President Donald Trump claimed $17 trillion—later raised to $18 trillion—was being invested in the U.S., but a CNN review of the White House’s own list found only $8.8 trillion in investment announcements, many of which were vague, future-oriented, or mischaracterized. flag Figures from countries like the EU, Saudi Arabia, India, Qatar, the UAE, Japan, and South Korea included trade, loans, or non-binding expectations, not actual capital inflows. flag Experts confirm that projected or planned investment differs from verified, binding commitments. flag The White House dismissed concerns as "pedantic," offering no evidence to back the inflated claims.

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