Mr. Trump made waves on Tuesday when he said that he believed Britain would leave the European Union, even if it failed to make a deal with Brussels by the Oct. 31 deadline. He also spoke of a “phenomenal” trade deal with the U.S.

Yesterday: Protesters brought back the Trump baby balloon and tried to bring central London to a standstill.

Fact check: “ I don’t see any protests.” Mr. Trump called the demonstrations “fake news,” contradicting photographic and video evidence. We also checked his claims on trade, Brexit and other topics.

Republicans push back on Mexico tariff threat

Senators said on Tuesday that they were almost uniformly opposed to President Trump’s plans to tax Mexican imports, hours after the president said lawmakers would be “foolish” to try to stop him. “You didn’t hear a single yes,” warned Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas.