Trump lies about creating Exxon jobs; They were created as part of a 2013 plan

Donald Trump tweeted four times, including a video, praising himself for a job program by Exxon that Trump had nothing to do with.

Buy American & hire American are the principals at the core of my agenda, which is: JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! Thank you @exxonmobil.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 6 de marzo de 2017

In reality, the jobs from Exxon are part of a plan approved by Exxon in 2013, during the Obama administration.

This was confirmed by Exxon in a statement in the company website that includes the following:

ExxonMobil is strategically investing in new refining and chemical-manufacturing projects in the U.S. Gulf Coast region to expand its manufacturing and export capacity. The company’s Growing the Gulf expansion program, consists of 11 major chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied natural gas projects at proposed new and existing facilities along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Investments began in 2013 and are expected to continue through at least 2022.

As a result, Trump got immediately fact checked by the Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is again citing corporate investments planned before he took office as evidence that his policies are growing jobs and business.

This the same stunt Trump has pulled before, taking credit for corporate decisions that were made before he took office.