Fact Checker: Here's a look at President Trump's six flip-flops in less than 24 hours.

Here’s a look at President Trump’s six flip-flops in less than 24 hours.  President Trump likes to talk about his ability to negotiate and be flexible. But as a politician, that can lead to flip-flops on policy stances. Of course politicians’ views can evolve over time, especially if new facts emerge or if their constituents …   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The truth behind the rhetoric   Here’s a look at President Trump’s six flip-flops in less than 24 hours.  President Trump likes to talk about his ability to negotiate and be flexible. But as a politician, that can lead to flip-flops on policy stances. Of course politicians’ views can evolve over time, especially if new facts emerge or if their constituents form a new opinion. That’s why we reserve the Upside-Down Pinocchio rating, for only when a politician changes positions without acknowledging it. Trump, however, is in his own league. Last month, we declared Trump "king of flip-flops." Then, this week, he changed course on six issues within just 24 hours. We chronicled all his flip-flops and Upside-Down Pinocchios here. He used to call NATO “obsolete, because it doesn’t cover terrorism” (it does), but now says: “It’s no longer obsolete.” Trump finally decided China is not devaluating its currency after all (like we’ve said before in our Four Pinocchio fact check). He no longer finds the Export-Import Bank unnecessary and now likes it. He used to know Vladimir Putin “very well” and had a relationship, but now he doesn’t know Putin. After the GOP health care bill failed, Trump said he’d move on to a tax code overhaul instead. Now, he won’t touch taxes until he succeeds on health care. He previously said he’d most likely replace Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen because she was keeping interest rates low to help Hillary Clinton. Now, he likes Yellen and a low-interest-rate policy. Dizzy yet? (giphy.com) Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this e-mail was forwarded to you, sign up here for the weekly newsletter. Hear something fact-checkable? Send it here, we’ll check it out.  Four Pinocchios to Susan Rice’s claim on getting chemical weapons out of Syria In the wake of Trump's cruise-missile strike against Syria for apparent use of sarin nerve agent against civilians, many readers asked us to examine a quote by former national security adviser Susan E. Rice. Rice claimed: “We were able to get the Syrian government to voluntarily and verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile.” The Obama administration did remove vast quantities of chemical weapons from Syria's soil, and it was indeed an achievement. When Obama contemplated attacking Syria, a major problem with his plan was that most of the chemical weapons would not have been destroyed. ADVERTISEMENT   But the Obama administration had a tendency to oversell what was accomplished. The Syrian government still attacked citizens with chemical weapons not covered in the 2013 agreement. And Syria’ declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile was believed to be incomplete. The U.S. and international officials had good evidence that Syria had not been completely forthcoming in its declaration and possibly retained sarin and VX nerve agent. Rice failed to explain these caveats and used technical language in her interview, earning her Four Pinocchios. (giphy.com) We want to fact check your congressional town halls — and need your help!  We want to know what members of Congress are telling their constituents during the April recess. Will you be at a town hall in your district, or know of anyone who will be? Send us video or audio clips, or submit the claim using this form. If you’re sending a video/audio clip, send us minute marks for claims that you find fact check-worthy. We'll take suggestions for any topic that piques your interest, though we're especially interested in health care, immigration, actions taken by President Trump's administration, and the federal budget. We want to focus on districts where lawmakers are up for reelection in 2018, or ones that are otherwise interesting to watch, which we listed here. You can also reach us via e-mail, Twitter (@myhlee, @GlennKesslerWP or use#FactCheckThis), or Facebook (Fact Checker or myhlee). Read about our rating scale here, and sign up here for our weekly Fact Checker newsletter.  Scroll down for this week’s Pinocchio roundup. — Michelle Ye Hee Lee Susan Rice’s claim that Obama got Syria to ‘verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile’ Obama's national security adviser touted a deal with words that seem less credible after Syria engaged in an apparent sarin attack. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's claim that China and India have ‘no obligations’ until 2030 under the Paris Accord The EPA administrator appears to misunderstand a key aspect of the Paris Accord to address climate change. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   President Trump’s claim that illegal immigration is down 64 percent because of his administration President Trump cites Customs and Border Protection data, but his use of the data point still requires some caveats. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Now, Democrats attack Republicans for failing to protect Obamacare We look at one of the attack ads aimed at vulnerable Republican lawmakers who wavered on supporting an Obamacare repeal. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Ryan and McConnell flip-flop on use of force in Syria to deter chemical weapons Obama's planned attack was more robust than Trump's one-night jab, but GOP leaders have conveniently forgotten that. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   President Trump, king of flip-flops (continued) A look at Trump's numerous recent flip-flops, on China's currency manipulation, NATO, Syria and more. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   President Trump’s bushel of false claims in his Fox Business interview President Trump made a series of false and inaccurate claims in his interview with Maria Bartiromo By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Dear readers, help us fact-check your congressional district town halls We want to know what members of Congress are telling their constituents during the April recess. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Must Reads Weekly editors' picks. Sign Up »         Share Fact Checker:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Fact Checker. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. 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