In his announcement to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, President Trump squeezed in a credulous claim that his nine-day trip abroad was a boon for jobs at home.

“I’ve just returned from a trip overseas where we concluded nearly $350 billion of military and economic development for the United States, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. It was a very, very successful trip, believe me,” he said Thursday afternoon.

White House officials have also promoted this accomplishment. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the national security adviser, and Gary D. Cohn, the head of the National Economic Council, wrote Tuesday in The Wall Street Journal that Mr. Trump’s deal-making in Saudi Arabia “will strengthen regional and American security and create American jobs.”

“The visit also included historic economic development deals for the United States, totaling well over half a trillion dollars and the creation of tens of thousands of American jobs,” Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said Tuesday.