Trump's deregulatory agenda can't yet be blamed for Ohio train derailment In the aftermath of the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Biden administration officials strongly suggested that the Trump administration buckled under pressure from rail industry lobbyists, laying the groundwork for an accident. Former President Donald Trump denied that any regulatory changes on his watch were at fault. We decided to examine every regulatory change made under Trump that could be related in any possible way to the accident and assess whether it could have made an impact. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, said the Norfolk Southern crew received an alert about an overheated wheel bearing and was trying to slow the train before it came off the tracks. We ended up with six regulations to examine and assessed each on its possible relevance to the derailment. So far, the answers range from none to minimal. The investigation continues, but Trump has a strong case he's right. Click the link to learn more. Enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to someone else who'd like it! If this email was forwarded to you, sign up here. Did you hear something fact-checkable? Send it here; we'll check it out. Nikki Haley's foreign-aid stumble Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who is running for president, recently announced that she would "stop giving foreign aid to our enemies." Her list of enemies was rather eclectic, but we're interest in facts, not opinion. During an interview on the Fox News program "Sunday Morning Futures," Haley managed to get a some basic numbers wrong. The dirty little secret of foreign aid is that most of it never leaves the United States — and it goes right into the pockets of U.S. companies. That's the opposite of what Haley suggested. She earned Three Pinocchios. Click the link to find out why. We're always looking for fact-check suggestions. You can reach us via email, Twitter (@GlennKesslerWP and @AdriUsero) or Facebook. Read about our process and rating scale here, and sign up for the newsletter here. Scroll down to read other fact checks on foreign policy | 
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