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    Fact-checking the economic claims Trump is likely to make in his State of the Union address

    by Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times Jan 30, 2018 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Americans probably will hear a lot about the economy in President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday.

    Among the main points Trump will make in the speech are taking credit for creating jobs and boosting the economy, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to give a preview of the president's remarks.

    Here's context for some of the comments he's likely to make.

    'AFTER YEARS OF STAGNATION, THE UNITED STATES IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH.'

    Trump made that declaration in a speech Friday to global corporate and political leaders at the World Economic Forum in in Davos, Switzerland.

    He followed that up on Sunday, when he tweeted: "Our economy is better than it has been in many decades."

    Both claims are overstatements.

    While the economy grew at greater

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