Fox News cuts from Trump's latest White House mini-rally to timidly defend Barack Obama

Trump and trucks — (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

President Trump held another campaign-style event at the White House on Thursday, this time on the South Lawn, where two trucks and a crane were brought in to illustrate his assertion that regulation is bad.

Trump's claims about the costs of regulations, and the number imposed by his predecessor, President Barack Obama, were so misleading that Fox News host anchor Neil Cavuto cut in to almost apologetically set the record straight.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.