Claim: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn't it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?"
Fact-check: Does it take 10 years to get a permit to build a road?
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: John Kruzel
Date published: 2018-01-31T00:00:00