The main objectives of the Declaration of Independence were to announce a cause of action and formally justify the Continental Congress’s July 2, 1776, decision to separate from Great Britain.

By this point, fact checking President Donald Trump has become something of a national pastime. His latest boast has people scratching their heads.

President Trump is displaying a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office after requesting it from the National Archives, according to a photograph he shared on Monday.

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media.