Fact Check: Donald Trump's First Press Conference In Six Months

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Published January 11, 2017 at 10:21 AM EST

The NPR Politics team and reporters across the newsroom will be live-annotating a news conference with President-elect Donald Trump, expected at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. You can watch the conference below or listen on 89.7.

NPR will be fact-checking and providing background to his remarks in real-time. We will be paying special attention to any comments about conflicts of interest, health care and national security.

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