NPR Politics Team Facts Checks President Obama’s Farewell
The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom are live-annotating President Obama’s farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday night, scheduled to begin at 8 pm CT.
The team will be adding fact-checks and background to Obama’s comments as he gives them. They’ll be watching in particular for remarks on his legacy, national security, health care and foreign policy, among other topics.
Portions of the transcript with added analysis are underlined in yellow, followed by context and fact checks below.
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