Fox telephone interview
Trump spoke with Larry Kudlow from the White House. A complete transcript is available.
Verified eventThe day in one sentence
Michigan rally, interviews and election claims.
Trump called into a Fox interview, traveled to Port Huron, Michigan, answered reporters and spoke at a campaign rally. He also gave a local television interview. Six complete Trump-participation transcripts are indexed. Six specific claims are assessed: two Supported, three False and one Unresolved.
“Everything” means activity visible in official schedules, pool reports, public statements and reliable reporting. Closed or private conduct cannot be independently reconstructed. Times are Eastern.
The record
What happened on the 25th of October, 2026
Documented events, with the limits of the available evidence left intact.
Departure and travel to Michigan
Trump answered reporters before Marine One and Air Force One departures, then arrived at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Two complete departure exchanges are available.
Verified eventPort Huron interview and rally
Trump arrived at McMorran Place, spoke with FOX 2 Detroit and addressed a political rally. Complete transcripts of the interview and rally are accessible; the schedule records the subsequent departure from Selfridge.
Verified eventReturned to Washington
The public schedule records arrival at Joint Base Andrews, a Marine One transfer and return to the White House, followed by a press lid.
Verified eventFact-check desk
What the evidence supports
Trump won Michigan's presidential vote in 2016 and 2024.
In the FOX 2 Detroit interview, Trump said he won Michigan the first and last times he ran. Federal 2016 results and Michigan's certified 2024 presidential-elector records support those two wins. This limited proposition does not support his separate assertion that he won the state all three times.
- Speaker
- Donald J. Trump
Audi announced a Georgia factory plan with capacity for about 200,000 vehicles a year.
Trump repeated the 200,000-car figure in the Kudlow interview. Audi and Georgia announced a roughly $4 billion planned U.S. factory designed for up to 200,000 vehicles annually. Volkswagen supervisory-board approval and construction remained pending; this rating concerns the announced plan and capacity, not completed production.
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- Donald J. Trump
Trump won Michigan in each of his three presidential elections.
At the Port Huron rally, Trump said he won the state the first, second and third times. Michigan's certified 2020 result gave Joe Biden 2,804,040 votes and Trump 2,649,852; a statewide audit affirmed Biden's win. Trump's 2016 and 2024 Michigan victories do not make the three-win claim true.
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- Donald J. Trump
The latest U.S. inflation rate was 1.7% over the preceding three months.
Trump gave the 1.7% figure in the Kudlow interview and repeated it at the rally. The latest BLS release showed 3.7% year-over-year inflation through September 2026; its July, August and September monthly all-items changes were 0.1%, 0.4% and 0.6%, which do not yield 1.7% for that span. No identified published series supports his figure.
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- Donald J. Trump
Biden left Trump the worst inflation in U.S. history.
Trump again called the inflation inherited from Biden the worst ever. BLS records show the 12-month rate peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, versus 14.8% in March 1980 and still higher historical episodes. Inflation was substantial under Biden, but the historical superlative is contradicted.
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- Donald J. Trump
Jocelyn Benson personally engaged in voter fraud as Michigan secretary of state.
Trump alleged that Benson cheated in the 2020 election but supplied no specific transaction or record. Michigan certified Biden's victory, and a statewide audit affirmed the outcome. Bridge Michigan reported no evidence for Trump's accusation. Those records rebut the implied changed election result, but the unspecific personal-conduct allegation cannot be conclusively adjudicated without an identifiable act or evidence.
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- Donald J. Trump
Transcript audit
6 transcripts located
These full-text records were checked for testable factual claims. A verdict appears above only when corroborating evidence supports one.
The President calls Larry Kudlow for a Fox interview↗The President answers reporters before leaving the White House↗The President answers reporters before Air Force One departure↗The President briefly speaks to reporters on arriving in Michigan↗The President gives a FOX 2 Detroit interview in Port Huron↗The President addresses a campaign rally in Port Huron↗
Bottom line
Six attributable Trump claims are assessed: two Supported, three False and one Unresolved. Official returns support his 2016 and 2024 Michigan wins but contradict a third win in 2020. Audi's announced Georgia plan supports the limited factory-capacity claim, while BLS data contradict both inflation assertions. No specific evidence was provided for the personal voter-fraud allegation against Jocelyn Benson; Michigan's certification and audit affirm the 2020 result. Six complete Trump-participation transcripts are indexed. The assessments do not rate every statement in the interviews and rally.
Sources & notes
Records reviewed
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President's Public ScheduleRoll Call / Factba.se October 25 itinerary
↗02Fox telephone interviewComplete Trump and Larry Kudlow transcript
↗03Port Huron rallyComplete Trump-participation speech transcript
↗04FOX 2 Detroit interviewComplete Trump interview transcript
↗05Michigan election resultsOfficial state index for 2016, 2020 and 2024 general-election results
↗06Michigan 2020 election auditStatewide audit affirmed Biden's certified win
↗07Michigan 2024 elector certificatesOfficial confirmation of Trump's 2024 Michigan win
↗08Federal 2016 election resultsOfficial Michigan presidential vote totals
↗09Federal 2020 election resultsOfficial Michigan Biden and Trump vote totals
↗010BLS September 2026 CPILatest annual and monthly inflation readings
↗011BLS historical inflationComparison of 2022 and 1980 CPI peaks
↗012Audi company announcementPlanned Georgia factory and proposed annual capacity
↗013Bridge Michigan rally reviewIndependent review of the Benson allegation and Port Huron event
↗014FactCheck.org October figuresIndependent cross-check of current inflation measures
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