Down The Middle News: Melania Trump caught telling a whopper about life expectancy under her husband’s regime

First girl Melania Trump misled the general public on Saturday in regards to the well being impacts of her husband’s administration.

“For the primary time in 29 years, drug overdose deaths have dropped by 4.1% and life expectancy has elevated by Four years!” she tweeted.

She was right about drug overdose deaths, the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention did report a 4.1% lower in fatalities.

However her declare that life expectancy has “elevated by 4 years” was a lie.

In actuality, life expectancy elevated by roughly one month in 2018, however continues to be decrease than it was throughout Barack Obama’s presidency, based on a brand new report from the US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention’s Nationwide Middle for Well being Statistics.

“Life expectancy in the US in 2018 was 78.7 years — a rise of 0.1 12 months in contrast with life expectancy of 78.6 years in 2017, the NCHS reported in a research printed Thursday. The 2018 estimate stays decrease than the height of 78.9 years in 2014,” CNN reported Thursday.

Melania Trump hashtagged her inaccurate declare with the hashtag #BeBest.

For the primary time in 29 years, drug overdose deaths have dropped by 4.1% and life expectancy has elevated by Four years! Pleased with this administration for making certain a safer and more healthy future for our nations youngsters. #BeBest https://t.co/UwwKaVl7Dx

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) February 1, 2020