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Some of it is Trump's hyperbole and sales pitch. That's how he talks after being a salesman all his life. But there are very many things that were taken out of context or misinterpreted by a media that just cherry picks his words out of context to deliberately make him look bad. People understood what he means unless you don't want to understand what he means. Here are just a couple of examples.
Your article stated: Feb. 24 “Obamacare covers very few people — and remember, deduct from the number all of the people that had great health care that they loved that was taken away from them — it was taken away from them.” (Obamacare increased coverage by a net of about 20 million.)
Trump is first referring to people who had coverage they liked but which they lost when insurance companies pulled out or otherwise they had to cancel their plans because prices went up, He wasn't referring to people who had no insurance to begin with who got on Obamacare. Also, Obamacare itself does cover very few people. Around 85% of Americans still have their own insurance they pay for privately or through their employers.
Feb. 28 “And now, based on our very strong and frank discussions, they are beginning to do just that.” (NATO countries agreed to meet defense spending requirements in 2014.) Yes, NATO countries agreed in 2014 to EVENTUALLY meet the requirements. But you left out that they didn't have to meet it until 2024. Trump insisted they do it sooner. And he got positive responses from them.
Feb. 27 “On one plane, on a small order of one plane, I saved $725 million. And I would say I devoted about, if I added it up, all those calls, probably about an hour. So I think that might be my highest and best use.” (Much of the price cut was already projected.) What does much mean? It means not all savings so he got more saving. Also, projected doesn't mean anything. Who projected what and did the manufacturers agreed to it? He got their agreement.