> Isn’t this an objectively false statement? IMHO it's more of an empty statement. They never pin down what end-state is being discussed. So we can't evaluate

> Isn’t this an objectively false statement? IMHO it's more of an empty statement. They never pin down what end-state is being discussed. So we can't evaluate if "additional steps are needed" to achieve that (unspecified) state. It could be that the speaker is intentionally equivocating. I.e., knowing that the audience will assume some particular end-state. But if cornered, the speaker can claim (lie) that he implicitly meant a different end state.