On Tuesday, Jan. 30, President Donald Trump gave his first State of the Union address. This speech consisted of information involving changes of the healthcare, economy, immigration and infrastructure throughout Trump’s year in office. Many of those “facts” have quickly been proven false, but some accurate statements were made as well.

Trump started off his address by mentioning the struggles the US has gone through this past year. He then pointed out the courageous acts of people like David Dahlberg, Ashlee Leppert and Steve Scalise, all of whom acted bold in a time of despair. Trump then proceeded to weigh in on specific economic achievements that have been made.

“Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone,” said Trump. “After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages.”

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.8 million jobs have been produced since Jan. 2017. Although that may seem like a large increase, job production is currently growing at the slowest rate since 2010. Taking into account those facts, one can come to the conclusion that Trump’s “facts” were a slight exaggeration.

Hearing Trump’s statements in comparison to actual facts may cause one to feel scared for the well being of America. Luckily, there was some truth in Trump’s address.

“One of my greatest priorities is to reduce the price of prescription drugs,” said Trump.  “In many other countries, these drugs cost far less than what we pay in the United States, and it’s very, very unfair.”

This accurate statement relieves Americans, proving Trump is pushing for a reform that will change and benefit healthcare

During his first year in office, Trump encouraged some crucial changes, but also some unessential adjustments. All of these factors are helping to sculpt the future of America and one can only hope that the the right decisions are being made.