PHILADELPHIA - In her historic speech, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talked values, records and made clear jabs at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
As we was the case with Trump, our fact check team found many of Clinton’s claims checked out.
But there were areas where Clinton glossed over meaningful context.
”If you believe that we should say ‘no’ to unfair trade deals, that we should stand up to China, that we should support our steelworkers and autoworkers and homegrown manufacturers, join us," Clinton said.
The mention of unfair trade deals highlights a FLIP by Clinton.
She didn’t mention it by name, but she is in part referencing the Trans Pacific Partnership or TPP, which is a deal she championed.
Many in the crowd of the DNC are mad about the deal. Throughout the convention, delegates have thrust up signs with the letters “TPP” crossed out with a red line and circle.
Clinton is now on record against the TPP saying it doesn’t meet her standards.
But it met her standards when she pushed for it.
"This TPP sets the gold standard in trade agreements to open free, transparent, fair trade,” she said about the deal in 2012.
It’s one of numerous times she praised the deal she now opposes. CNN has compiled a list of dozens of examples.
Clinton also discussed continuing the Obama administration’s legacy on jobs.
“Our economy is so much stronger than when they took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs,” Clinton said.
This NEEDS CONTEXT.
That is the gain since jobs bottomed out in the recession, which was more than a year after President Obama took office.
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 10.6 million more private sector jobs as of June 2016 than when the Obama administration began in January 2009, not 15 million.
The Obama administration has defended this claim before by saying it took time for his policies to work.
Just as our research team found with Trump’s acceptance speech, Clinton’s acceptance speech made claims that were mostly true.
Our fact checking team worked to verify claims made during the DNC, as they did during the RNC. You can find all the Verify stories in the National Politics section of our website.
